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How Maine can safeguard economic policies to protect consumers and workers
With the incoming Trump Administration bringing uncertainty to the future of consumer and worker protections, Maine ...
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‘The Fundamentals of Community Organizing’ author on influencing politics
This week on the podcast, we are revisiting Deputy Director Ben Chin's interview with author and community organizer George ...
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Federal funding helps schools hire mental health counselors
In 2023 the Maine Department of Education received $9 million dollars in funding through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ...
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Six ways Trump’s policies threaten medicaid coverage in Maine
The incoming administration of President-Elect Trump and his allies in Congress have begun discussing plans to make deep cuts ...
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How embracing community builds collective power
This week on the podcast, Cate Blackford connects with Organizing Director of Maine People's Alliance Genevieve Lysen to ...
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Adrienne Washington, The Maine Monitor
Author: Adrienne Washington, The Maine Monitor. Adrienne Washington is a Roy W. Howard fellow and rural communities reporter ...
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Maine leaders back extended immigrant work permits to strengthen workforce, keep families together
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday a new rule permanently increasing the automatic extension period for ...