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WEB6 days ago · Maine News Service April 22, 2024. Gov. Janet Mills has signed legislation to increase temporary assistance payments to families experiencing deep poverty. Payments will increase by 20%, meaning a single-parent family of three will now receive nearly $870 per month. Ann Danforth, policy advocate with Maine Equal Justice, said the aid will help ...
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WEBApr 9, 2024 · Maine voters overwhelmingly back crucial housing reforms and a public health insurance option, according to a recent poll. In the survey of 607 Maine voters conducted in late March by the Maine People’s Resource Center, a partner of the Beacon, 57% expressed support for “the creation of a new state rental assistance voucher program to….
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WEBWelcome to Beacon Beacon is a website and podcast created by the Maine People's Alliance to highlight the experiences of everyday Mainers, share information about the political and policy processes that affect Maine people and promote a progressive worldview based on community, fairness and investing in the future. Beacon features rigorous reporting, political analysis and
69 percent of Mainers back wealth tax in new poll - Maine Beacon
WEBSep 26, 2020 · 69 percent of Mainers back wealth tax in new poll. Evan Popp September 26, 2020. Politicians who campaign on taxing the wealthy and making the tax code more fair are in a better position to win elections, according to a series of new state polls, including one of Maine, by progressive think tank Data for Progress.
Bill to create consumer-owned utility in Maine passes ... - Beacon
WEBJun 1, 2021 · A legislative committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would replace Maine's investor-owned utilities with a consumer-owned model, which advocates argue would lead to more reliable and cost-effective power, moving forward a bipartisan measure that a new poll shows is popular with voters. The Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee voted 9-2 in favor of
“I won’t stop fighting”: Advocates deliver 1,000+ signatures urging ...
WEB3 days ago · In Portland and Lewiston on Tuesday, housing advocates delivered a petition to all four members of Maine’s congressional delegation urging lawmakers to take meaningful action to end our state’s housing crisis. More than 1,100 renters, homeowners, and landlords signed the petition by Maine People’s Alliance, of which Beacon is a project, this fall, winter, and
Maine’s Green New Deal aims to ‘link economic justice with climate ...
WEBApr 16, 2019 · On the heels of new federal legislation that seeks to address the climate-change imperative, on Tuesday state lawmakers officially launched their effort to pass a Maine-focused Green New Deal. The effort has the backing of the state’s most prominent environmental and labor organizations. Freshman state Rep. Chloe Maxmin (D-Nobleboro), the sponsor of LD 1282, “An
Advocates call for Maine’s $139M surplus to be invested in …
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Maine economists and advocates are calling for greater investment in affordable housing and other critical needs after the state’s Revenue Forecasting Committee projected a $139 million budget surplus for 2024. Maine’s General Fund is projected to have an additional $264.6 million through 2025 and an additional $256.5 million in the following two-year budget period.
Bill to address Maine’s lack of direct-care workers focuses on …
WEBFeb 5, 2020 · The Maine legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to advance legislation drafted by a commission called to address the lack of home care options for aging Mainers that would, among other things, increase pay for much-needed care workers. “There’s general agreement that this segment of the workforce needs to be held up,”
Maine ratepayers back bill to replace CMP, Emera with consumer …
WEBJan 28, 2019 · State Rep. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham) announced Monday that he is sponsoring legislation to buy out the state’s two main private power providers, Central Maine Power and Emera Maine, and replace them with a consumer-owned utility he argues will be cheaper, more reliable and more responsive to the state’s need for green energy in the face of climate change.
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