Morning Links - Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Arts

Review: Beethoven’s 5th caps off concert of tough-minded music 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

Commission proposes program to integrate foreign-trained physicians into Maine's medical workforce 🏛 Maine Public

City

Portland faces a $20 million budget shortfall 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Despairing at Denny’s deal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Climate resilience requires rebuilding to withstand more damaging storms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

South Portland restaurant hopes to reopen soon, in wake of storms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Island Journeys after the Storm 🏛 Island Institute

The University of Maine System has reduced its fossil fuel holdings since leaders voted to divest 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Business group urging lawmaker to scrap PFAS reporting deadline 🏛 Maine Public

Businesses seek changes in Maine’s first-in-the-nation PFAS ban 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine businesses say PFAS reporting requirement is 'unworkable' 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Blake Orchard to Expand 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Commission probing Lewiston shootings seeks subpoena powers to help with uncooperative witnesses 🏛 Maine Public

Witnesses are refusing to cooperate with Lewistonshooting probe 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Director of Lewiston shooting commission says it’s running into problems getting information 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston shooting commission seeks subpoena power 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Responsible gun owners support gun safety 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Pass new gun laws to protect our loved ones 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Letter: Enshrine reproductive rights in the Maine Constitution 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Housing

Westbrook approved more housing than other Maine cities in 2023 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Housing is a human right, not a privilege 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nazis

White supremacist threatens Iraqi DEI coordinator in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opponents criticize bill to ban paramilitary training in Maine as hate groups rise 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

This Iconic Hiking Trail In Maine Is An Amazing Outdoor Adventure 🏛 Only in Your State

What the trails can teach us in winter 🏛 Maine Audubon

Officials urge precaution as ice conditions vary widely across Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Photography

Photographer Joel Greenberg's New Book Is a Love Letter to Vinalhaven 🏛 Down East

Police

Maine police departments struggle to fill open positions, lawmakers hope to change that 🏛 WGME

Politics

Lawmakers look to implement African American, Wabanaki studies requirements 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Prosecutors and advocates push Legislature for rape kit reform 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine bill would improve worst-in-nation handling of rape kits 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Effort to incentivize developers to create affordable housing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Arguments against national popular vote compact fall short 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Changes may be coming to Maine's new 'Right to Repair' law 🏛 WGME

What the data say about drug decriminalization in Oregon 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Janet Mills urges spending restraint in message to Maine Legislature 🏛 Maine Public

Gov. Mills urges ‘fiscal restraint’ in upcoming budget 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Janet Mills proposes setting aside $100M in written address urging fiscal caution 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Social Safety Net

Warming shelters take in hundreds as temperatures drop in southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Long-term care for Maine veterans on verge of collapse, Sen. King claims 🏛 WGME

39,000 Maine kids could gain from a Congressional deal on the child tax credit 🏛 Maine Beacon

Transportation

Breeze Airways to offer flights from Maine to Raleigh-Durham 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Airline announces new options from Portland Jetport 🏛 WMTW

Vacationland

Acadia National Park numbers were down in 2023 for second year in a row 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Portland Symphony Orchestra to celebrate 100th season with Yo-Yo Ma 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unhoused

$20 million coming to Maine to help fight homelessness 🏛 WGME

Maine granted more than $20M to combat homelessness 🏛 WMTW

Portland's unhoused are mostly sheltered, but housing is sparse 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine