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Maine Humanities Council - Over the past 50 years, people in Maine have come together through Maine Humanities. They’ve explored new worlds and perspectives, shared their own ideas and stories. People say our book groups and speaker programs bolster communication, light up voices that need to be heard, and show people that they’re not alone.
But this important work is in danger. DOGE’s cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities have left Maine Humanities with a significant budget shortfall. It’s forced us to reduce our core programs—book groups and speaker presentations—by 50%; and staff time by 25% through January. It’s left Maine Humanities in a vulnerable place.
Press Herald
- Maine’s largest police union filed a complaint against Gov. Janet Mills on Friday, accusing her administration of bad-faith bargaining during negotiations over new two-year contracts to replace deals that expired June 30. The Maine Fraternal Order of Police submitted the complaint to the state labor relations board nearly two weeks after the state’s largest employees’ union lodged a similar allegation.
- Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Darcie McElwee has denied the state’s request for a 500-foot buffer zone between anti-abortion protester John Andrade Jr. and Portland’s Planned Parenthood clinic. In an order issued Monday, McElwee wrote that the proposed buffer zone “would overburden Defendant’s First Amendment rights,” but agreed to bar Andrade from using any noise-amplifying devices outside the facility.
- Dozens seek safety at Portland’s new warming shelter as temperatures plunge
- South Portland may make non-residents pay to park at Willard Beach