Morning Links - Friday March 21, 2025

Friday, March 21, 2025

Business

Patagonia sues Marden's over counterfeit products 🏛 Maine Public

Patagonia sues Marden's, claiming Maine retailer sold counterfeit jackets - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Grinding Toward Greatness 🏛 Edible Maine

Canned for Conservation 🏛 Edible Maine

City

’60 Elm Street’ Submits Ten Story Residential Building Site Plan Application to Portland 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland, Maine considers raising minimum wage to $20 per hour - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Letter: Mega venue would cripple Portland’s live music scene 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Civil Rights

Opinion: A way for state lawmakers to really support women and girls 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Maine lawmakers advance effort to seek money for more EV subsidies 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Chellie Pingree Calls On Leland Dudek To Resign From Social Security 🏛 The Huffington Post

President Trump's order to dismantle Department of Education could have broad affects on Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Maine delegation say they’ll challenge Trump’s dismantling of Education Department 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Trump ordersa plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pingree Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

‘Maine Education Association’ President on Dismantling DoED by President Trump 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Trump targets US Education Department; Maine lawmakers vow to protect programs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine leaders react to Trump's efforts to dismantle Department of Education - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Protesters rally in Portland against proposed USPS merger with Commerce Department - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Postal workers rally against proposals to privatize USPS 🏛 Maine Public

Postal workers in Maine rally against possible USPS privatization 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

USPS workers in Portland, Bangor to rally against 10,000 job cuts - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Mainers speak out against federal cuts threatening jobs, healthcare and fisheries 🏛 Maine Beacon

Maine VA employee who was fired last month now says he's on paid leave - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Funding Freeze and Farm Fury 🏛 Edible Maine

Workers reinstated at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Six employees return after DOGE cuts - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine's Congressional Delegation face pressure amid demands for in-person town halls - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Border bonds tested: Madawaska braces for impact of rising U.S.-Canada tariff threats - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Opinion: Susan Collins should stand up for Mainers, not for Musk 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Proposed cuts are a national medical emergency 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Trump changes threaten our environment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: There’s stark contrasts between Susan Collins and Janet Mills 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: The cost of privatizing government programs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Opinion: Maine’s reading scores: a devastating problem with a practical solution 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

DEP issues notice of violation over Orrington mercury contamination 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine college students investigate health effects of forever chemicals 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Toxic Tango 🏛 Edible Maine

Inside the plan to protect Moosehead Lake from a destructive invasive fish 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Mandy ＆ Matt’s Cafe in Morrill’s Corner 🏛 Portland Food Map

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Freeport, Kittery, Brunswick, Bucksport, Winslow, Waldoboro, York, South Portland 🏛 Portland Food Map

Check out these five standout sandwiches in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

3 Best Portland, Maine, Restaurants That You Should Visit ... 🏛 WJBQ

Health Care

Nurses urge Collins to oppose House proposal on Medicaid cuts 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland nurses protest proposed cuts to MaineCare - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Proposed Republican budget cuts could devastate health care in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Family planning needs more funding 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bill No. HP 635 🏛 Reddit

Bill No HP 635: An Analysis 🏛 Reddit

Anti-abortion bills coming up for public hearings 🏛 Reddit

History

Giving credit where credit is overdue to Frances Perkins 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Throwback Thursday Photo: Boothby Square 1974 ＆ 2025 🏛 Portland Old Port

Justice

Maine supreme court says Portland man must be resentenced in Riverton Park shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Survivors of abuse find strength in 'Let's Talk About It' campaign across Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine lawmakers hold press conference for bill that would address the state’s public defender sho... - YouTube - WMTW-TV

LGBTQIA+

House rejects effort to end censure of Auburn lawmaker who posted about trans minor 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Heated debate over Laurel Libby’s censure sidetracks Maine budget votes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Push to let state Rep. Laurel Libby speak on floor amid censure rejected - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Minnesota, like Maine, is protecting the rights of trans athletes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

The rule of law, and common decency, must prevail despite Trump threats 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trans athletes don’t necessarily have an advantage, so let them compete 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Winning is not the only thing in sports 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

The weird sounds you are hearing could be spring birds 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Worm Moon Rising Behind Fortification, Casco Bay 🏛 Reddit

Politics

New “continuing services budget” provides stable foundation for future planning 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Maine Democrats enact $11.3B state budget over Republican opposition 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Democrats begin pushing two-year budget over GOP opposition 🏛 Maine Public

‘March majority madness’: Legislative Democrats pass two-year budget over Republican objections 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Legislature passes two-year budget bill with Democratic majority 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Democrats pass $11.3B budget, sending it to Gov. Mills for approval - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Democrats push continuing budget through in Augusta without a majority - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Spring 2025 Advocacy Updates from MFFM 🏛 Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets

Committee backs Julia Lipez for Maine supreme court 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Senate confirms Julia Lipez to the Supreme Judicial Court 🏛 Maine Public

Julia Lipez confirmed as Maine’s newest state supreme court justice 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Maine CDC: State holds firm against measles amid US outbreaks, crediting high vaccination rates 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine CDC director talks measles as number of cases rise nationwide - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sports

Portland Hearts of Pine: Forward Varela scores team's first ever goal on birthday 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland Hearts of Pine secures 4-0 win for first-ever game - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

New pro soccer team Portland Hearts of Pine set for first home game - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Things to Do

The Big GAY Dance Party - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Check out these concerts coming to Maine in April 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland's Women's Maker's Market to showcase local talent - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki Alliance leader discusses power dynamics and progress in Lewiston 🏛 Sun Journal

Unhoused

Municipal bans on homeless shelters may be prohibited in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bills to reduce and prevent student homelessness are a ‘critical safety net,’ advocates say 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Vacationland

Bar Harbor sues hotel and pier owner for $4 million for cruise ship policy violation 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine