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Published
October 19, 2023

National campaign launches to promote Pingree’s asylum seeker work bill

The campaign is rallying support for the bipartisan House Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, which would reduce wait times for work permits from at least 180 days to just 30 days.
Published
October 11, 2023

Clarence Page: When Trump’s rhetoric comes straight from Hitler, he’s in trouble, or we all are

His recent fact-free assault on immigrants invokes a theme – ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ – right out of the dictator’s manifesto.
Published
October 5, 2023

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

The U.S. move is the latest effort to deal with swelling numbers of migrants as the administration comes under increasing pressure from Republicans and mayors from the president’s own party to do more to slow arrivals.
Published
October 1, 2023

Commentary: Trump’s second-term agenda must not get lost in the noise

Anyone who isn’t a true believer in the former president’s authoritarian vision should be terrified.
Published
September 28, 2023

Commentary: President Biden steps forward on asylum crisis

Granting temporary protected status to half a million Venezuelans, thus freeing them to work, is a crucial first step – but it cannot be the only one.

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Published
September 17, 2023

Lobster apprenticeship program aims to diversify working waterfront

Lift All Boats, launched by Luke's Lobster, gives young people of color access to an iconic Maine industry that can be difficult to crack.
Published
September 15, 2023

Groups hope to boost Muslim voter registration with events in Portland and Lewiston

On National Muslim Voter Registration Day, organizers at the Maine Muslim Community Center encouraged people to register to vote and worked to correct misperceptions about U.S. elections.
Published
September 12, 2023

Commentary: Above all, Maine needs welcoming communities

Asylum seekers need more than work permits to succeed.
Published
September 6, 2023

Judge orders Texas to move floating barrier used to deter migrants between U.S. and Mexico

A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15.
Published
August 20, 2023

Our View: Here’s what it will take to stop the rise of hate groups in Maine

Speak up, confront dangerous ideology directly, and protect neighbors who are targeted and make it clear that they are as much a part of our communities as anybody else.