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Debate Schedule for Maine Senate & Congressional Races

U.S. Senate Debates Oct. 13 at 7pm - Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) on WABI/WAGM - streaming at https://www.youtube.com/@wabi-tv5 Oct. 15 at 8pm - Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) hosted by NEWS Center Maine, Portland Press Herald & Maine Public with live audience at Gracie
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Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

Whenever big Wall Street banks, financial institutions and billionaire investors gamble with our economy, working people are the ones who feel the pain. Our jobs, our homes and our retirement savings take huge hits when the banking system or the market collapses.

 

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"Fight—Don't Starve!" — When a Union of the Unemployed Took on Portland City Manager James E. Barlow

"Fight—Don't Starve!" — When a Union of the Unemployed Took on Portland City Manager James E. Barlow

PHOTO: Unemployed Council  (Credit: Library of Congress)

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Unions Help Power Troy Jackson to Win U.S. Senate Nomination

Unions Help Power Troy Jackson to Win U.S. Senate Nomination

On Saturday July 25, delegates at a Maine Democratic Party state nominating convention in Bangor voted 566 to 5 to nominate fifth generation logger, union member and former Senate President Troy Jackson as the Democratic nominee for US Senate to face Republican U.S.

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Maine Ends Fiscal Year with $148 Million Surplus While State Employees Still Struggle with Pay Gap and Stagnant Wages

Maine Ends Fiscal Year with $148 Million Surplus While State Employees Still Struggle with Pay Gap and Stagnant Wages

The state of Maine ended the 2026 fiscal year with a surplus of $148 million, according to the

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