By a 6 – 3 vote, the conservative US Supreme Court, (SCOTUS), announced today it is restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change. Unfortunately, this action sets the stage for further limitations … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2022
Millions To Be Invested Supporting Those Temporarily Housed in Hotels by “UWSM”
$2,855,843 will be distributed to six organizations supporting individuals and families temporarily housed in hotels throughout Cumberland County due to COVID-19 protocals and the lack of shelter and housing space within the city of Portland. The announcement came this morning … Continue reading
Pop-up Art Gallery Opens Summer Show in Old Port
Maine Art Collective, an art gallery managed by the member artists themselves, has opened up its summer show at 157 Middle Street, in the Old Port of Portland. The Gallery is expected to run through the end of August 2022, … Continue reading
National Coalition of Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement Reaffirming Commitment to Protecting Access to Abortion Care Says AG Frey
Maine Attorneys General Aaron Frey and a national coalition of 22 attorneys general issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care. Despite the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, … Continue reading
Pingree Secures Millions to Offset Asylum Seeker Emergency Shelter Costs & to Speed up Work Authorizations
Senior Housing Appropriations Committee Member Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has successfully fought for millions of federal dollars in the Fiscal Year 2023 House Appropriations package to help asylum seekers and Maine communities support them. In a full House Appropriations Committee markup … Continue reading
Fourth of July Fireworks Information
The city of Portland announced today that it is hosting a fireworks display on the Fourth of July this year. The display will be held on Monday, July 4, in its usual spot on the Eastern Promenade. The fireworks are … Continue reading
Pro-Choice Rally Faults Dems for Poor Abortion Efforts
About 300 people attended a rally this afternoon at Portland’s Monument Square supposedly to protest the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, That action by the Supreme Court ends federal protection for those seeking a safe and … Continue reading
Monument Square Rally on Sunday, June 26 Over Supreme Court’s Overturning Roe v. Wade
YOU are invited to attend a rally at Monument Square, Portland on Sunday, June 26 at 2:00 pm. “We pledge to organize-to fight for our bodies, our choices and our democracy” according to the literature provided by the event host, … Continue reading
Landmark Gun Legislation Signed by President Biden This Morning
“Urgently-needed gun violence prevention legislation” passed the House and enough Republican Senators supported it to be forwarded to the White House for the President’s signature yesterday according to a press release issued by the office of US Representative Chellie Pingree … Continue reading
“Abortion is on the November Ballot” Says Governor Mills at Portland Rally
Governor Janet T. Mills, (D) the first woman governor of Maine, told a crowd of more than 1,000 protesting the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade, that abortion rights are on the ballot in November. The Governor grew up in … Continue reading