Morning Links - Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Maine Republicans come out against millions in housing aid to asylum seekers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Border politics spill into Maine State House as Republicans attack spending on asylum seekers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Local Maine businesses up against winter weather woes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Portland, Maine - Welcome to Portlyn 🏛 Down East

Plans for new Roux Institute campus on Portland waterfront anticipate sea level rise, storm surge 🏛 Maine Public

Hearing on plan to demolish former Children’s Museum draws passionate crowd 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland seeks business tenant for tiny, eight-sided waterfront property 🏛 Mainebiz

Civil Liberties

ACLU of Maine raises concerns about Caribou High School's fingerprinting program 🏛 Maine Public

Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Caribou school plans to use student fingerprints for data collection 🏛 The County

Climate Emergency

How Mainers can get federal money to recoverfrom historic floods 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bill would set aside $50 million for Maine small businesses hurt by severe storms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New state bill would make Maine's coastal infrastructure more resilient 🏛 WMTW

Community

A new Valentine's Day Bandit takes over in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

For decades, the 'Valentine's Bandit' has plastered Portland, Maine, with hearts 🏛 NPR

Family of Valentine’s Day ‘Bandit’ starts new foundation 🏛 Spectrum News

COVID-19

Only half of Maine's nursing home residents have received the latest Covid vaccine 🏛 Maine Public

Education

Portland schools are still struggling with payroll problems 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Maine regulators to vote on Wolfden mine Wednesday 🏛 The County

Letter: Mining operation a dangerous proposal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Janet Mills signs bill giving subpoena powers to Lewiston shooting commission 🏛 Maine Public

Janet Mills signs off on giving subpoena power to Lewiston shooting investigators 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lewiston mass shooting commission gets subpoena power 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Dual priorities needed for gun control 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Pass gun safety legislation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Letter: Maine needs more affordable health care 🏛 Bangor Daily News

New bill could expand transportation to health care for veterans 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

In shift, committee votes to study Maine rental assistance proposal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland’s residential market buoyed by strong demand, in-migration 🏛 Mainebiz

Pathways To Progress - Navigating Housing Solutions in Portland - Episode 21 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Photography

Portland Head Light during sunrise in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Monheagan Island Night Shot 🏛 Reddit

Winter in Bar Harbor 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Voter-backed right-to-repair law is already under threat 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lawmakers move to undo parts of Maine’s new automotive right to repair law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

"Right to Repair" coalition defends the law against a bill in the legislaturesbg-envelope 🏛 WGME

Susan Collins calls Donald Trump’s threatto NATO allies ‘reckless’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: February 16th - 18th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things To Do | Feb. 13-19 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

My Favorite Queer Podcast is Coming to Portland, Maine 🏛 WMME

Transportation

Portland, Maine Winter Cycling Guide 🏛 CyclingSavvy

Maine airports get millions of federal dollars to make improvementssbg-envelope 🏛 WGME

Frontier Airlines will offer nonstop flights from Maine to Cincinnati 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Frontier Airlines adds nonstop flight from PWM to CVG 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

New travel options coming to Maine thanks to Frontier 🏛 WMTW

Unhoused

Opinion: Portland should be pulling together to support its homeless population 🏛 Portland Press Herald