All posts tagged "Portland"
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DSA ballot initiatives would add insult to injury for Portland businesses
Last week, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America rushed to file paperwork with...
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Maine DSA pushing four ballot questions in Portland, including $18 minimum wage
The Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) recently announced it...
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Portland reverses course on food truck lottery, grants permits to all applicants
Days after announcing the results of a lottery for a new pilot program...
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What the ReCode Portland effort can learn from the city of Auburn
Now that LD 2003, the housing bill sponsored by Speaker of the House...
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Portland Charter Commission’s initial report calls for noncitizen voting, clean elections and a strong mayor
If passed as currently written, a recently submitted draft proposal of reforms to...
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Halsey Frank: Thoughts on voting rights
It wasn’t long ago that Democrats were claiming that the For the People Act,...
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Halsey Frank: Taking on more than Portland can handle
Last week, while driving toward the peninsula on Outer Congress Street around Craigie...
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Halsey Frank: Governing in Portland is no picnic in the park
The trend of people quitting Portland government (councilors Nicholas Mavodones, Jill Duson, Spencer...
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Portland City Council votes to end mask mandate, ban flavored tobacco
The Portland City Council voted unanimously on February 7 to ban the sale...
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Halsey Frank: New Portland Charter Commission worse than the last
The current Portland City Charter Commission is worse than the 2009-10 one. The...
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Push to ban flavored tobacco products undermines public health
On November 9, the Portland City Council’s Safety Committee voted to approve a...
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Portland City Council votes to amend fee structure for amusement devices
The Portland City Council voted unanimously on October 18 to change the city...
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Portland to reexamine fees on amusement devices after popular bar pays large sum to reopen
Arcadia National Bar, an arcade-themed bar in Portland, has been closed since the...
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Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea
The controversy over a hazardous-duty supplement to the minimum wage required by the...
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Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’ initiative complicates ongoing school renovations
School officials and building committees involved in Portland’s elementary school renovations are seeking...
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Portland’s delay on minimum wage ordinance provides no legal cover to local businesses
Portland residents approved on November 3 an ordinance that increases the city’s minimum...
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Portland businesses worried about city’s new minimum wage ordinance
Portland voters approved Question A on their local ballots last week, an initiative...
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Bars and breweries in Portland change licenses to circumvent state restrictions
Four businesses in Portland––Novare Res, Sagamore Hill Lounge, Tomaso’s Canteen, and Rising Tide...
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Gov. Mills announces plan to open two alternative care sites, floats postponement of June primary election
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine grew by 20 overnight to...
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Portland tries to prevent signature gathering for RCV veto on Super Tuesday
The City of Portland – Maine’s most liberal municipality – tried to prevent...
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Southern Maine lawmakers want to build a taxpayer-funded convention center in Portland
The Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee is holding a public hearing...
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Portland City Council allows RCV expansion to proceed after activists fail to obtain ballot access
On Monday, Portland City Councilors voted unanimously to put a measure on the...
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Should the government be able to use facial recognition technology?
The Portland City Council voted Monday night to postpone consideration of a proposal...
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RCV triggered in Portland mayoral election while NYC voters approve the flawed system
On Tuesday, Portland residents went to the polls to cast their ballots to...
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Activists failed to secure enough signatures to expand ranked-choice voting in Maine’s most liberal city
This week, Portland city officials notified Fair Elections Portland, a pro-ranked-choice voting group,...
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Portland wants a new license for alcohol manufacturers. Is that really necessary?
When Portland City Councilors approved the city’s budget in May, it included a...
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Portland should put people at the heart of economic development
What creates jobs? What goes into building a healthy and vibrant economy that...
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Efforts to undermine public charter schools only hurt Maine students
A lawmaker from Portland appears to have a personal vendetta against public charter...
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Portland City Council considers burdensome paid sick leave mandate
On Tuesday, April 24, the Portland City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee...
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Portland property owners face unnecessary restrictions
Mainers enjoy their private property rights. That’s why you should be on the...
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There is nothing fair about ‘Fair Rent Portland’
There is not a group of like-minded thinkers as counterproductive as liberals. With...
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Longtime Portland Resident Paints Over Hateful Mural of LePage
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of...
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Wealthy Portlanders Delay and Impede Development—Again!
I can’t say I’m surprised. The Press Herald is reporting that a group...
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Posik: Portland Voters Reject Minimum Wage Increase
On Tuesday, voters in Portland rightfully shot down a ballot question that would...
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Stephens: Whack-a-Mole for Business
Last week , after over forty years in business, A Maine institution closed...
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Scontras: The Problem With Bernie Sanders’ Revolutionary Rhetoric
I watched the speech that socialist-cum-Democrat nominee Bernie Sanders delivered to a packed...
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Bernie Sanders Draws 8,000 to Portland Rally
On Monday, at a campaign rally in Portland that drew an estimated 8,000...
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Posik: Municipal Minimum Wage Dispute Unavailing
Can individual municipalities in Maine assess their own minimum wage, or is that...
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Paper or Plastic? Why Choosing In Portland Will Soon Cost You
In case Portland citizens have forgotten, the City Council’s ordinance regarding disposable bags...
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Greens Seeking to Double the Minimum Wage in Portland
On Thursday, the Portland Green Independent Committee announced that it will be pushing...
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Ranked Choice Voting: The Best Choice for Maine?
Several months ago, Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and former Maine Sen. Dick...
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Welfare Extravagence Undermines Portland as Budget Fight Looms
Checkmate, Mr. Mayor. With the revelation that Portland’s homeless shelters have knowingly been...
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Minimum Wage Increase Kills Local Book Store [UPDATED]
Tell me if you’ve heard this one. A self-identifying progressive city, a home...
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Hands Off Uber, Portland
Nearly everyone knows that innovation, competition, and development are needed to bring Maine...
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Portland Construction Included in Senator Coburn’s Wastebook 2014
Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn has released this year’s edition of his annual...
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Uber comes to Portland
Uber – the international ride-sharing company headquartered in California- has arrived in Maine....
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Portland Wage Hike Potentially Devastating to Small Businesses
This week, a Portland task force will hear final discussions on Mayor Michael...
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Christie says RGA all in for LePage
PORTLAND – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined Maine Gov. Paul LePage Wednesday...
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Dem Rep Admits: “I’d rather be Santa than Scrooge…”
A Portland Democrat said on Monday she would “rather be Santa than Scrooge,”...
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Portland City Councilor: "If JFK was alive today he'd be a moderate Democrat, like Obama"
PORTLAND – A recently elected Portland City Councilor said Friday that if John...
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Revealed: Chinese missile attack would target Portland
Chinese state-controlled media revealed this week its plans to counteract U.S. nuclear deterrence...
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Op-Ed: Portland City Council’s Proposed Nanny-State Regulations Ignore Science and Economics
By Paul Blair — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has friends in Portland, Maine....
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LePage to Portland Mayor: Charter School Attacks Unfounded, Inappropriate
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage on Thursday slammed Portland’s Democratic Mayor...
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Press Herald Owner Sussman Hit With Lawsuit Amid Condo Project Fallout
Billionaire Democrat S. Donald Sussman and wife Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) are dealing...
