Morning Links - Saturday April 5, 2025

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Arts

New mural 🏛 Reddit

Asylum Seekers

First Maine police department joins ICE partnership 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Buy Local

Where to shop for vinyl records in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Champion Trees in Portland's Deering Oaks Park - YouTube - Maine Public

City News Round Up: Friday, April 4, 2025 🏛 City of Portland

Civil Rights

Weekly Highlights: March 31 – April 4 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Climate Emergency

Sen. King fumes at climate change being nixed from annual threat assessment 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Maine’s Catholic diocese is tapping into solar power 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Maine AG joins lawsuit over Trump's attempt to reshape U.S. elections 🏛 Maine Public

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Multistate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Seeking to Impose Sweeping Voting Restrictions 🏛 State of Maine

Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s voting restrictions order 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine AG joins lawsuit against Trump's executive order on voting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine sues Trump to save library, museum funding from eradication 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums 🏛 State of Maine

Maine federal workers rally against Trump order to end labor protections 🏛 Maine Beacon

USDA freeze impacting school nutrition staff, other grants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Donald Trump’s war with Maine freezes pay to school food program workers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

From school lunches to farm fields, federal actions are harming Mainers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State Chamber leader concerned about Maine's economy after 'severe escalation' of trade war 🏛 Maine Public

Maine lawmakers ask feds to reconsider dismissal of heating assistance staff 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Federal, state lawmakers from Maine challenge Trump over LIHEAP layoffs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine faces several investigations from Trump administration 🏛 WGME

How Donald Trump’s tariffs hit the stocks of Maine’s biggest employers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump’s tariffs expected to cause 25 percent drop in Canadian tourism to Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Maine headed into rough seas with Trump policies 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Irony of today’s politics is as rich as Elon Musk 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: The government you elect is the government you deserve 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A Reminder of the HandsOff! Protest on April 5th in Portland and in Augusta 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Maine joins another lawsuit against the Trump Administration - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine attorneys blast Trump administration for defying courts, judges - YouTube - CBS 13 News

COVID-19

Health care workers and industry still feel the pain from COVID 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Franciska Opened Thursday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Committee rejects proposed changes to Maine’s concealed carry laws 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Democratic legislators divided over high-capacity magazine ban 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Health Care

Their physical therapy coverage ran out before they could walk again 🏛 Maine Beacon

Lawmakers hear proposals to better support families and child care providers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Justice

Public Defense Commission submits plans to address case backlog 🏛 Maine Public

State commission, lawmakers declare ‘all hands on deck’ effort to address indigent defense crisis 🏛 Maine Morning Star

LGBTQIA+

The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Letter: Children should not be political pawns 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Federal judge hears arguments over lawsuit filed by censured Maine lawmaker 🏛 Maine Public

Federal judge to decide if Laurel Libby gets temporary right to vote in Maine House 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Censured lawmaker seeks immediate restoration of voting rights in House 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby's legal battle challenges First Amendment rights 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Media

Opinion: Public and community broadcasting deserves to be defended 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Cape Porpoise Burner Sunrise, Kennebunkport, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Acadia national park, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Politics

GOP budget would add an ‘unprecedented’ $5.8 trillion to the deficit, analysis finds 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers consider raising real estate transfer tax for properties over $1M 🏛 Maine Public

Opinion: I’m in Maine’s top income bracket. Please tax me more. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lawmakers may impose impact tax on megayachts visiting Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins votes to confirm Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicaid and Medicare 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine senators split on vote to confirm Dr. Oz to lead Medicare, Medicaid 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Senate takes up a budget plan crafted to advance Donald Trump’s agenda 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Social Safety Net

TAKE ACTION TODAY: Ensure Mainers stay housed and can access basic needs 🏛 Preble Street

Things to Do

Grime Studios Benefit with Misery Whip, Zud, Beers Brosnan, and One Hundred Thorns 🏛 SPACE

Transportation

Biddeford to revamp iconic Five Points sign 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Sovereignty

Bipartisan lawmakers, Wabanaki leaders propose next change to Settlement Act 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Strengthening tribal sovereignty can improve well being of all Mainers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

This reporter spent all day in the nearly-abandoned Bangor Mall #bangormaine #exploration #mall - YouTube - Bangor Daily News