Morning Links - Thursday December 12, 2024

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Biden urged to ensure immigrants’ temporary legal status before Trump mass deportations 🏛 Maine Morning Star

ILAP Applauds Leadership from Governor Mills, Representative Pingree, and Senator King in Securing Major Win for Maine’s Businesses and Immigrant Workers 🏛 Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

Climate Emergency

$17 million awarded to promote forest sustainability, carbon storage in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Fishing impacts from offshore wind pale in comparison to climate change 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Education

Free college tuition should be celebrated and expanded 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Don’t give up on electric school buses 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Struggling to Adapt 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Video (4-minute): A fire hose of ‘forever chemicals’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Toxic-free holiday 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Enfield factory produces material aiming to help reduce PFAS in soil 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Forestry experts urge action to counter spruce budworm outbreak 🏛 Maine Public

Mainers could play role in preserving monarchs even though state population is stable 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Best of 2024 from Maine’s restaurants, bars, cafes and bakeries 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: South Portland, Swanville, Falmouth, Skowhegan, Auburn 🏛 Portland Food Map

Maine's two dedicated-gluten-free breweries satisfy more than palettes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Biddeford restaurant says switch from dine-in to delivery has hurt business 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gambling

Legal sports betting in Maine brings in $6 million in revenue 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Maine abortion providers seek $6 million in state funding 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wednesday Sit-Down: Changes to Medicaid looming 🏛 WGME

Sen. Collins helps usher another Alzheimer’s bill into law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine public housing tenants face eviction at high rates. A new program to keep renters housed excludes them. 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Justice

Report says lack of legal representation in adult guardianship cases is a problem, some disagree 🏛 Maine Public

LGBTQIA+

U.S. House passes defense bill barring trans medical coverage for service members’ kids 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Photography

Maine storm 🏛 Reddit

December Sunset at Pine Point, Scarborough, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

Police investigate drive-by shooting in Westbrook 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police investigating drive-by shooting in Westbrook 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s illegal cannabis grow houses are being refurbished, relisted and sold 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Sen. Collins undecided after meeting with Trump defense nominee Hegseth 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sen. Collins meets with Pete Hegseth as he lobbies for support in the Senate 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sen. Collins meets with Pete Hegseth; not swayed 'one way or the other' on his bid for defense secretary 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Collins meets with Trump nominee as he lobbies for key votes in Senate - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: Sen. Collins must remember who she serves 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Stop giving Susan Collins a pass 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Social Safety Net

Maine Connectivity Authority awarded $5.7 million in federal funds 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State

Maine’s Child Development Services is struggling to pay its contractors on time 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Obsessed With Light 🏛 SPACE

Unhoused

New rent relief program excludes Mainers in public housing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bangor delays closure of city's largest homeless encampment 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine