Portland has had eight women serve as mayor in its 233-year history, but none had been elected mayor in a citywide vote until Kate Snyder’s victory last month.
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Portland councilors to consider student-led ‘climate emergency’ resolution
The resolution would commit the city to pursue ambitious goals on addressing climate change.
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Our View: Federal immigration response sends very confused message
While Congress comes up with almost $900,000 to assist asylum seekers in Maine, the president is slamming the door.
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Our View: Court should let Portland residents vote on charter change
The last word on election reform issues should belong to the voters, not unelected city staff.
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Portland denies developer’s claims in lawsuit over failed Midtown project
City officials dispute allegations in a lawsuit brought by Federated Cos. over the $85 million project that it wanted to build in Bayside.
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Maine Voices: Congressional delegation should press for nuclear de-escalation
Mainers collectively pay $257 million a year in taxes toward the arms race, exacerbating the detonation threat and diverting crucial resources.
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Greg Kesich: Conspiracy theory takes hold in Maine GOP
What looks like genuine concern about people who are homeless may really be something much more sinister.
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Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes
But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
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Portland has fired its social services director, and the reasons are in dispute
The city cites David MacLean’s ‘concerning’ lack of knowledge about managing the $11.9 million social services budget, but his attorney says his client was fired for raising concerns about plans to build a new 150-bed homeless shelter.
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Portland activists look to create a local clean elections program
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections and the League of Women Voters of Maine also want to ask Portland voters to extend ranked-choice voting to City Council and Portland Board of Public Education races.