Afternoon Links - Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Asylum Seekers

Nonprofits in Maine help asylum seekers find permanent homes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Mills signs executive order to begin creation of a state Office for New Americans 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Commentary: Repurposing land is necessary for Portland’s survival 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland’s mayoral field now spans its left-tilted political spectrum 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Civil Liberties

ACLU asks Maine bus line to stop allowing border patrol agents to board without cause 🏛 Maine Public

Maine ACLU says bus line allowed border officials to search buses without warrants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Healthcare

Glimmers of hope, but much work to do on Maine’ opioid epidemic 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Three southern Maine communities in urban area with lowest unemployment rate in US 🏛 Maine Public

Media

Most of Maine's daily newspapers sold to National Trust for Local News 🏛 Maine Public

Photography

Bears scratching their backs on trees in the Maine woods - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

A Cow Moose is Startled by Trail Camera - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Otters playing in the mud - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Politics

Maine earmarks rise after Susan Collins takes top GOP appropriating job 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Economic reality in Maine doesn’t match Joe Biden’s claims 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Gradients: A BIPOC Variety Show 🏛 The West End News

Unhoused

State will temporarily close Portland park-and-ride lot to address encampment 'safety risks' 🏛 Maine Public

Homeless Camp on Marginal Way Partially Closed on August 3, 2023; City AWOL on Homeless Crisis 🏛 Munjoy Hill News