A bill sponsored by President Troy Jackson (D – Allagash) and Speaker Sara Gideon (D-Freeport) that would require insurance companies to include basic patient protections in health care plans offered in Maine, received support at a public hearing today. A … Continue reading →

A Portland taxi driver was robbed shortly after picking up two men in Monument Square and driving them to an address on Munjoy Hill last night. The robbery occurred on January 27, 2019 at 7:55 pm when one of the … Continue reading →

A coalition of labor leaders, business leaders, ratepayers, community organizations, and legislators today rolled out a bill to address rising energy costs by ending the for-profit monopoly of Central Maine Power and Emera Maine. Instead, Maine will follow the lead … Continue reading →

The City of Portland is teaming up with Wayside Food Programs to offer two mobile food pantries for any federal workers effected by the government shutdown, now reopened. Federal workers do not need to live in Portland to participate, but … Continue reading →

My car broke down near 100 Fore Street this afternoon. The engine died on me and wouldn’t start. I had a two month old battery in it. That wasn’t the problem. Beyond the basic knowledge of batteries and what they … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills announced today her support of emergency legislation sponsored by Maine State President Troy Jackson (D- Allagash) to provide temporary relief to workers impacted by the shut down of the federal government and calls on the State Legislature … Continue reading →

Late this afternoon it was announced on cable news that Senator Susan Collins (R) had voted to support Trump’s plan to fund his vanity wall rather than vote to reopen the federal government. She supported Trump’s tax plan and she … Continue reading →

Eliminating the Franklin Street Reconstruction item from tonights city council meeting will give City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, an announced candidate for Mayor of Portland, the visibility he would not have otherwise. That’s because Thibodeau, District 2, city councilor, is chair … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills will deliver remarks at the NAACP Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner in Portland this evening. Prior to the dinner, Governor Mills will join students, Representative Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) and the Martin Luther King Jr. Followers non-profit … Continue reading →

“WE know how to push. When the time is right, we know how to push. And it’s time to push,” Betsy Sweet challenged over 1,000 cheering Marchers in City Hall Plaza just before noon today. Sweet’s fiery speech was the … Continue reading →