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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Source
Maine’s small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage
The ‘relentless challenge’ of finding workers is leaving crops rotting in the field.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Texas won’t pay for educating kids in migrant shelters
Officials say it is not their responsibility to educate children housed in federal detention.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Report touts immigrants’ economic contributions to Greater Portland
A study done with the Portland Regional Chamber finds foreign-born residents pumped $1.2 billion into the area’s economy in 2016.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Gubernatorial candidates oppose letting non-citizens vote
The four top contenders for the Blaine House agree that immigrants should become citizens before they are given the right to vote, even if only in municipal elections.
Posted inNation & World, News
Suspect in Iowa college student’s slaying used fake name at work
Co-workers at a dairy farm are stunned to learn that Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged in Mollie Tibbetts’ death.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage tells Portland mayor it’s illegal to give voting rights to non-citizens
The governor points to several state laws and suggests dropping the ‘politically correct boondoggle,’ but his opinion is unlikely to influence city voters, Ethan Strimling says.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Nine children ensnared in border crisis rejoin parents
The Guatemalan youths separated from their families at the U.S. border get a tearful homecoming.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Guatemalan man pleads guilty to illegal entry into U.S.
The man entered Maine near Sandy Bay Township and is now in removal proceedings.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland school board to vote on support for noncitizen voting
The board will consider a resolution Tuesday that would support a proposal to allow noncitizens like refugees or asylum seekers to vote in local elections.