Evan Popp

After being selected as the next leader of the Maine House Republicans earlier this week, Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor claimed to reporters that the GOP is “the party of family values and workers.” But despite that argument, Faulkingham and the party’s other newly-selected leaders at t

Advocates called on Congress to take action during the “lame duck” session by once again expanding the Child Tax Credit, which would help 49,000 children in Maine and 19 million across the country. A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found that 49,000 kids in Main

When it started in 2020, AK Health and Social Services had just one employee and a shoestring budget. Now, heading into 2023, the organization — which serves immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and people of color in the Lewiston and Portland areas — has over a dozen workers and a budget that a

The beginning of the 2023 legislative session marks the return of several major proposed criminal justice measures, as advocates hope to make significant changes to the state’s drug laws while also pursuing reforms to policing and incarceration in Maine. Much of the legislation that will be cons

Advocates and progressive lawmakers are planning to push a series of tax fairness measures this legislative session in an effort to rebalance Maine’s tax code and ensure that the wealthy and corporations are paying their fair share. Legislators are set to consider a measure to conform Maine law

A new legislative session is beginning in Maine, and with it comes a slate of environmental policies that advocates hope will improve the state’s ability to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change while also protecting people’s health in the near-term. Offshore wind power, public trans

Members of the recovery community and other advocates lined up Monday to testify against a measure that they say could result in the closure of many recovery residences, a crucial pillar of the effort to reduce the avalanche of drug overdose deaths in Maine. LD 109, sponsored by Rep. Scott Landr

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Proponents of creating a paid family and medical leave policy for Maine rallied at the State House on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to enact and fund a strong program that will allow workers to take time off to care for themselves or a loved one. The Maine Paid Leave Coalition, which consists o

By strong margins, Mainers support allowing abortion later in pregnancy if deemed medically necessary by a doctor and back the creation of a statewide paid family and medical leave policy, according to a recent poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. The poll, released late last