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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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How Calais Nurses Won the First All Professional Hospital Union in Maine

How Calais Nurses Won the First All Professional Hospital Union in Maine

(L-R) Calais nurses Kathy Day, Joyce Nixon, Cindy Whalen, Debbie Wheaton, Karen Thomas & Gloria Hollingdale celebrate their union election win on January 16, 1985. Courtesy Gloria Hollingdale.

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“It just feels disrespectful” — Veteran & Former Togus Employee Speaks Out About DOGE Firing

“It just feels disrespectful” — Veteran & Former Togus Employee Speaks Out About DOGE Firing

On Monday night, probationary employees of the Veterans Administration’s Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea were informed by email that they had been fired without any prior notice or due process.

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Nurses Win Back Thousands of Dollars Following Maine Dept. of Labor Citation Against Northern Maine Medical Center

Nurses Win Back Thousands of Dollars Following Maine Dept. of Labor Citation Against Northern Maine Medical Center

The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a citation to Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) for regulatory violations, including misclassifying nurses as subcontractors, failing to pay nurses overtime, failing to pay nurses their wages in a timely manner, and requiring nurses to sign contra

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Hunger Games Budget Would Cut Mainers' Healthcare to Give More Tax Cuts to Billionaires

Hunger Games Budget Would Cut Mainers' Healthcare to Give More Tax Cuts to Billionaires

This Budget Rewards the Rich & Punishes the Working Class

Late Tuesday night the US House of Representatives passed a GOP Budget Resolution, along party lines (217-215), which starts a process and sets the stage for deep cuts to Mainers health care t

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