Morning Links - Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Arts

Exhibit invites viewers to start new year by slowing down 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Relief fund to offer grants to Maine businesses impacted by flooding, power outages 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Portland, Maine, Dance Club Permanently Closes 🏛 WCYY

Guns

Lewiston shooting could be a game changer in gun debate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

Maine Supreme Court sides with state regulators, allows special gas rate for Bucksport generator 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police

Videos show moments when Portland police shoot, kill armed man on interstate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland restaurant burglarized multiple times on Christmas morning 🏛 WGME

New Maine law requires on-duty law enforcement to carry Narcan 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Opinion: Portland must call for a ceasefire in Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The housing debates in storefor the Maine Legislature in 2024 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lawmakers to tackle housing crisis as second session begins 🏛 WGME

State lawmakers look to help Maine's housing crisis 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

How Shenna Bellows has defended taking Trump off Maine's ballot 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine secretary of state receives more threats as police investigate ‘swatting’ incident 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Secretary Bellows begs to differ. Would that it were so simple. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Comedy In The Cavern Tickets, Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM 🏛 Eventbrite

Tribal Sovereignty

Businesses for Wabanaki Sovereignty to Launch January 24 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

Unhoused

Portland clears largest homeless encampment after protesters attempt to stop it 🏛 Maine Public

Portland, Maine clears last major homeless encampment 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Preble Street Statement on Today's Sweep at Harbor View Memorial Park 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Letter: Councilors wrong on encampments 🏛 Portland Press Herald