Morning Links - Sunday March 23, 2025

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Arts

MMPA Gallery Opens “TRACE” in April 🏛 Maine Art Scene

Asylum Seekers

The Maine Millennial: Doctor’s deportation is a warning shot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Industry-backed lawmakers lead effort to further loosen regulation of medical cannabis in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

City News Round Up: Friday, March 21, 2025 🏛 City of Portland

Climate Emergency

Opinion: Stops and starts in Maine’s race to decarbonize 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Donald Trump wants ‘full throated apology’ from Janet Mills 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump demands ‘full throated’ apology from Gov. Mills over Maine’s transgender athlete policy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

President Trump requests apology from Gov. Mills in post on Truth Social 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

How Trump’s regulatory freeze is disrupting the US fishing industry 🏛 Reuters

Experts say DOGE cuts could lead to worsening weather forecasts 🏛 Associated Press

Trump demands Maine's governor apologize amid trans athlete legal fight 🏛 Boston.com

Letter: VA cuts are disrespectful and counterproductive 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Our View: Local protest of White House actions can unite and clarify 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Rockland rallies against oligarchy 🏛 Reddit

How much electricity does Maine get from Canada? - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine dairy farmers brace for tariff impacts on feed and production costs - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Lawmakers aim to tackle the teacher shortage from multiple angles 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Opinion: Maine teachers should embrace nature-based education 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland seventh grader wins Maine spelling bee ... 🏛 WGME

Maine girl spells 'domesticity' to win 2025 state spelling bee - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Environment

Maine butterfly species among those experiencing fastest declines 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Inside the plan to protect Moosehead Lake from a destructive invasive fish 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

New collaboration looks to raise $62M to protect western Maine woods - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Potential MaineCare cuts threaten care for children, nursing home residents 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Doctors, patients finding relief by switching to direct primary care physicians 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Telehealth expansion is a must for the health of Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Maine reporter May Craig was a pioneer for women covering Washington politics 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine mobile home owners are pushing back against private investors 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What 4 Maine mobile home residents say about park ownership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine bill would provide more funding for domestic violence advocacy services - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Labor

Maine lawmakers discuss changes to earned paid leave law - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Updated Portland Unemployment Figures | released March 23, 2025 🏛 Reddit

MaineGeneral Health to lay off roughly 100 full-time workers by mid-April 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Nazis

Letter: Paramilitary training ban should be upheld 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Listen to the eerie cries of Maine lynx in these videos 🏛 Bangor Daily News

This Orono forest has a pine tree so enormous it has its own name 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

My Portland street photography collection is out now! (it's free!) 🏛 Reddit

Sunset over marsh. Scarborough/Cape 🏛 Reddit

Burnham Arms 🏛 Reddit

Spring Point Ledge Light Sunrise 🏛 Reddit

nice weather today @bass harbor light house 💕☀️ 🏛 Reddit

Police

Police arrest shooter after standoff in Portland 🏛 WGME

Portland police arrest man accused of shooting gun near shopping plaza - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Shot Fired Leads to Arrest of Washburn Avenue Resident Yesterday 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Things to Do

Maine Maple Weekend highlights this weekend's happenings in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

42nd Maine Maple Weekend underway - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Stereolab - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Vacationland

Just served Mark Ruffalo and f****d up his toast 🏛 Reddit