Morning Links - Friday February 28, 2025

Friday, February 28, 2025

Business

Vertical hydroponic indoor farm prepares to take root in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Business, legal experts offer advice to Maine employers navigating federal immigration changes 🏛 Maine Public

Climate Emergency

Warming slows in Gulf of Maine but temperatures remain high 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine must prepare for storms and climate change, lawmakers told 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bipartisan leaders come together to try to make Maine more resilient to extreme weather 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Shifting Baseline: It’s supposed to be snowy and cold out. Enjoy it! 🏛 The West End News

Lawmakers once again debate repealing the Net Energy Billing program 🏛 Maine Public

Many believe Maine’s net energy billing needs reform, but diverge on whether to tweak or toss 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Windham to restrict public EV charging at town hall 🏛 The Windham Eagle

City

Ben Grant – The City needs to move faster to meet its biggest challenges 🏛 The West End News

Longfellow square sculpture damage 🏛 Reddit

Constitutional Crisis

The untested legal theory behind Donald Trump’s fight with Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Legislative leaders approve late bills to help farmers affected by federal cuts, among other issues 🏛 Maine Morning Star

House Republican spending plan, coupled with DOGE mayhem, will hurt Americans 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Local farmers anxious amid growing concerns over federal funding freeze 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘What’s next?’: Acadia employee loses dream job during National Park Service terminations 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard anticipates mass layoffs before week's end 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine's legislative group on Canada assembles as tariff threats loom 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Some Maine nonprofits left in limbo as federal funding freeze looms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: We need more than ‘concern’ from Susan Collins 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Kudos to Gov. Mills for standing up to Trump 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Musk’s cruel cuts show misunderstanding of efficiency 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Want to battle Trump and Musk? Donate. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Opinion: Maine’s future hinges on the health of its public universities 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Most Maine lobstermen have resisted alternative fishing gear. A new initiative hopes to change that 🏛 Maine Public

Maine’s forests are vulnerable to wildfires and a spruce budworm outbreak 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What Should We Do Now? Suggestions for Environmentalists 🏛 The West End News

Food and Drink

How to make a Maine Italian: A tale of 3 sandwiches 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Maine health care providers brace for effects of looming $118 million budget shortfall - YouTube - CBS 13 News

History

America’s first Black lawyer started in Maine. His only known portrait has been missing for decades. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

No arresting our way out of this – No or low bail means immediate release for many at Cumberland County Jail 🏛 The West End News

Labor

Maine bill proposes raising minimum teacher salary to $52,000 - YouTube - CBS 13 News

LGBTQIA+

Maine bill aims to ban transgender students from sports, bathrooms - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Opinion: Don’t fall for the distraction of transphobia 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Organizations Unite to Condemn Harassment of Maine Youth 🏛 Maine Women's Lobby

Are Democrats Taking the Rizz Out of Resistance in Their Opposition to Trump? | The Daily Show - YouTube - The Daily Show

Outdoors

Our birding adventure had a couple of surprises 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Good morning! Imagine a day in Maine without politics 🏛 Reddit

Quick break from politics to appreciate this photo I took of our state bird? 🏛 Reddit

Police

Casco man accused of stabbing landlord in the leg 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office investigates stabbing in Casco 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

U.S. Marshals arrest men in Maine facing charges in Minnesota, New Hampshire 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Maine's legislature considers bill requiring public school students to learn cursive writing 🏛 Maine Public

New bill would require Maine elementary school students to learn cursive writing - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine lawmaker pushes bill that would delay high school start times - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine group calls for tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Public Safety

Funding cuts threaten Maine's water infrastructure stability 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Nearly 2 dozen geese found dead on Ogunquit Beach, avian flu suspected - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Dead geese found in Ogunquit believed to have had avian flu - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Things to Do

Jack White, Lord Huron and André 3000 to perform in Payson Park 🏛 WMTW

Back Cove Music ＆ Arts Festival Sets Inaugural Lineup: Jack White ... 🏛 Live for Live Music

Big names listed in lineup for two-day music festival in Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Local Event: St. Patrick's Day Parade! - Portland 🏛 Patch

Maine storyteller goes on a personal journey in ‘The Malaga Ship’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

On-stage perch for patrons makes ‘The Birds’ an immersive experience 🏛 University of Southern Maine

After three months of winter, it's time for the Cabin Fever Film Festival 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Concerts coming to Maine in March feature classic rock, jazz, and more 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine