Morning Links - Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Environment

PFAS: Maine farms devastated by contamination seek paths forward 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Best New Bar: Room for Improvement 🏛 Portland Food Map

The Weekly Food Report: Latest in Portland Maine's Culinary Scene 🏛 Portland Old Port

best stout in town? 🏛 Reddit

Gambling

DraftKings takes $3.4M in bets for Maine's first weekend of sports betting 🏛 WMTW

Guns

‘Send all you have’: Brunswick police officers, special response team, drone responded to Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Red flag laws stop shootings, a lesson Maine could have learned from California 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Red flag laws won’t make a difference 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Put public safety first 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Ban assault weapons, protect lives 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Attorneys urge families of Lewiston mass shooting victims to seek justice through the courts 🏛 Maine Public

Thompson's Point to host Lewiston-Auburn fundraiser - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

LGBTQIA+

Newcastle woman says school councilor helped child socially transition without her knowledge - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Outdoors

The Mysterious Universe of Maine's Mushrooms | Borealis - YouTube - Maine Public

My Favorite Trail in Maine 🏛 Reddit

The great blue heron can be difficult to spot in the wild 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Portland mayoral race heads to ranked-choice runoff 🏛 Maine Public

Former sheriff carries big lead into ranked-choice tally for Portland mayor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland mayor to be decided in ranked-choice runoff; Mark Dion leads 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland mayoral race heads to ranked-choice runoff 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland mayoral race moves to ranked choice voting, Mark Dion in lead after first vote 🏛 WGME

Fournier, Bullett and Sykes win Portland City Council races 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland voters overwhelmingly reject proposed rent control changes 🏛 Maine Public

Portland voters reject rent control amendment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland voters reject rent control amendment, preserving tenant protections 🏛 WGME

Landlords fail again to roll back rent control in Portland 🏛 Maine Beacon

Question 1 to require voter approval for consumer-owned utility debt passes in Maine 🏛 WGME

Question 2 passes, banning foreign electioneering in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Maine backs foreign electioneering ban despite Janet Mills’ constitutional concerns 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Voters pass ban on foreign spending on referendum campaigns 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Voters reject plan to buy out Maine electric companies to create consumer-owned utility 🏛 Maine Public

Maine voters reject utility takeover after heavy spendingfrom CMP and Versant 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Effort to create Maine publicly owned electric utility fails 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine voters reject proposal to create Pine Tree Power 🏛 WGME

Pine Tree Power working to figure out next steps after Mainers reject Question 3 🏛 WGME

Question 3: Maine voters reject Pine Tree Power initiative 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Voters say 'no' to Question 3, which asked about creating a statewide consumer owned utility company - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Rent control, Pine Tree Power top of mind for some Portland voters 🏛 Maine Public

Campaign for statewide consumer-owned utility falls short 🏛 Maine Beacon

Maine becomes 2nd state to enactvehicle ‘right to repair’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Automotive right-to-repair referendum passes with overwhelming support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Question 4: Right to Repair Passes - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Copies of Maine Constitution will now include a long-omitted section on treaty obligations to tribes 🏛 Maine Public

Maine will print tribal obligations alongwith the rest of the state Constitution 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine voters restore tribal treaty language to printed constitution 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Question 6 passes to include provisions of Maine constitution in official printed copies 🏛 WGME

Maine Constitution amendment changes approved for Question 6 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine voters reject Question 7, maintaining residency requirement for circulating petitions 🏛 WGME

Question 8, voting rights of people under guardianships because of mental illness, still undecided 🏛 WGME

Maine voter turnout slow but steady throughout Tuesday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine group gains support for statewide flavored tobacco ban - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

Maine Motorsports Xtreme Ice Racing 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Maine Things To Do: Craft fairs, sports, fall clean up and more 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The Live Music Guide: November 8th - 14th, 2023 🏛 Portland Old Port

Vacationland

Maine’s General Stores: Where Tradition Thrives (and Retail Giants Don't) 🏛 Down East