ELLSWORTH — In last fall’s midterm elections, voters elected women in record numbers at the state and national level. Women now make up 38 percent of the Maine Legislature (one of the highest percentages in the nation) and half of the state’s congressional delegation, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers …
AUGUSTA — An application by a Brunswick oyster farm for a 10-year, 40-acre lease in Casco Bay drew a band of protesters to the state Capitol last week. They were there to petition the Department of Marine Resources to impose a moratorium on aquaculture leases of more than 10 acres and to change its leasing …
WINTER HARBOR — Mitt Romney. Beto O’Rourke. Billy Bob Faulkingham. All three politicians are best known by their nicknames. If you want to get elected, you’ve got to connect with the voters. But what happens when the name everyone knows you by is different from the one that will appear on the ballot? Newly elected …
ELLSWORTH — The March meeting of the Hancock County Democratic Committee will focus on the refugee crisis in Central America, the roots in past U. S. policy and actions, and the resulting push for asylum. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in the Theater Room of the Moore Center on …
ELLSWORTH — Esther Kempthorne and her daughter packed signs and drove from their home in Milbridge on Saturday to join the Mid- and Northern Maine Women’s March for a simple reason: “To let everybody know that our voices count.” The second annual event was smaller this year than last year. Several dozen supporters gathered in …
BY PENELOPE OVERTON PORTLAND PRESS HERALD PORTLAND — A former Colorado policeman turned pot regulator is at the heart of a conflict-of-interest dispute that threatens to delay the rollout of adult-use marijuana sales in Maine. Lewis Koski has two jobs. He is a partner in Freedman & Koski, the Colorado firm that initially lost …
ELLSWORTH — Maine’s Bicentennial Commission could receive a significant increase in state funding under Governor Janet Mills’ new supplemental budget proposal. That spending plan, which is intended to run through June of this year while the Legislature debates her proposed $8-billion biennial budget, includes $1 million to help fund the upcoming celebration of Maine’s statehood. …
ELLSWORTH — A bill in the Maine Legislature aimed at establishing a safe way to dispose of expired marine flares has become a hot topic on the internet. On Monday, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee was scheduled to hear testimony on LD 430 sponsored by Rep. Joyce “Jay” McCreight (D-Harpswell), who chairs the …
ELLSWORTH — The League of Women Voters – Downeast will present a panel discussion on journalism and democracy on Saturday, March 2, from 2-4 p.m. at the Moore Community Center in Ellsworth. The discussion is titled “Free Press: Enemy of the People?” and will focus on the importance of a free press in a functioning …
ELLSWORTH — A bill introduced into the Maine Legislature would increase the size of the state’s Wild Blueberry Commission from eight to 14 members. The bill, presented by Rep. Robert Alley (D-Beals), was heard in the Legislature’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on Feb. 5. Language in the bill states that “five members must …
