Progressive Portland
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We mobilize grassroots action for progressive policies backed by the majority of Portland, Maine's residents, voters and taxpayers. progressiveportland.me
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SNAP is incredibly popular with the American people. Voters do not want cuts to supplemental nutrition assistance.
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
SNAP is incredibly popular with the American people. Voters do not want cuts to supplemental nutrition assistance.
🏘️ Trump's budget will slash HUD's budget 43.6% and slash rental assistance 42.8%. 55,400 Maine people (senior citizens, people with disabilities, children) rely on federal rental assistance. Act! nlihc.org/resource/tru...
Trump Administration’s “Skinny” Budget Request Foreshadows Massive Cuts, Changes to HUD Programs – Take Action!
President Donald Trump released a “skinny” budget request on May 2 indicating the Administration will pursue cuts that would decimate HUD’s vital affordable housing, homelessness, and community develo...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🏘️ Trump's budget will slash HUD's budget 43.6% and slash rental assistance 42.8%. 55,400 Maine people (senior citizens, people with disabilities, children) rely on federal rental assistance. Act! nlihc.org/resource/tru...
🏘️ Perhaps tariffs and construction costs, interest rates and buyer hesitancy in an economic environment with a high level of uncertainty have something to do with it. www.mainebiz.biz/article/esca...
Escalating costs and zoning restrictions sideline Portland housing projects
Three downtown housing projects were approved and developers were poised to move forward earlier this year, but all three developers now say their projects are on hold.
www.mainebiz.biz
May 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🏘️ Perhaps tariffs and construction costs, interest rates and buyer hesitancy in an economic environment with a high level of uncertainty have something to do with it. www.mainebiz.biz/article/esca...
🏘️ There used to be a thing called a reasonable return on investment. Perhaps investors are seeking much, much more than what is reasonable. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/b...
‘The numbers should work, and they just don’t’: Is Cambridge’s affordable housing rule backfiring? - The Boston Globe
Housing is so expensive to build right now that some developers say the city's requirement that 20 percent of units be aside at below-market rents is making otherwise profitable projects too costly.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🏘️ There used to be a thing called a reasonable return on investment. Perhaps investors are seeking much, much more than what is reasonable. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/b...
Reminder: Today's nationwide mobilization. Monument Square 11-1. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
April 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Reminder: Today's nationwide mobilization. Monument Square 11-1. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
🚨 Please take a moment to read this important notice about this Saturday's nationwide Hands Off! mobilization to stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk's illegal billionaire power-grab. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
Hands Off! Portland, Maine Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Portland, Maine is fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our ser...
www.mobilize.us
April 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🚨 Please take a moment to read this important notice about this Saturday's nationwide Hands Off! mobilization to stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk's illegal billionaire power-grab. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
🎒 "As a District, we will not deviate from our path of supporting all of our students and staff to achieve at high levels. This will require us to dig deep into our data, to investigate differences in outcomes and act aggressively to address those gaps." www.portlandschools.org/superintende...
Superintendent Statement - March 18, 2025 - Portland Public Schools
Superintendent Statement - March 18, 2025 - Portland Public Schools
www.portlandschools.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🎒 "As a District, we will not deviate from our path of supporting all of our students and staff to achieve at high levels. This will require us to dig deep into our data, to investigate differences in outcomes and act aggressively to address those gaps." www.portlandschools.org/superintende...
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Maine is one of 20 states suing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump to reverse layoffs at the federal Department of Education.
www.mainepublic.org/education-ne...
www.mainepublic.org/education-ne...
Maine joins lawsuit to reverse Department of Education layoffs
Maine is one of 20 states suing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump to reverse layoffs at the federal Department of Education.
www.mainepublic.org
March 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Maine is one of 20 states suing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump to reverse layoffs at the federal Department of Education.
www.mainepublic.org/education-ne...
www.mainepublic.org/education-ne...
Parents and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, sue Trump for violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. www.propublica.org/article/depa...
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendmen...
www.propublica.org
March 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Parents and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, sue Trump for violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. www.propublica.org/article/depa...
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The U.S. Department of Education was established by the U.S. Congress and only the U.S. Congress can "dissolve" it. House of Representatives: (202) 225-3121; Senate: (202) 224-3121.
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
March 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The U.S. Department of Education was established by the U.S. Congress and only the U.S. Congress can "dissolve" it. House of Representatives: (202) 225-3121; Senate: (202) 224-3121.
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
Cheverus High School will not be able to use pesticides to combat a grub infestation that has been damaging its athletic fields. wgme.com/news/local/c...
Cheverus High School denied pesticide waiver amid grub infestation concerns
The school argued that organic options have not been effective in stopping the infestation.
wgme.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Cheverus High School will not be able to use pesticides to combat a grub infestation that has been damaging its athletic fields. wgme.com/news/local/c...
"The prevalence of firearms in the U.S., not mental illness, is driving the surge in gun deaths across the country." #portlandme mainemorningstar.com/2024/09/12/s...
Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness • Maine Morning Star
The prevalence of firearms in the U.S. – not mental illness – is driving the surge in gun deaths across the country, a new study concludes.
mainemorningstar.com
September 13, 2024 at 9:43 AM
"The prevalence of firearms in the U.S., not mental illness, is driving the surge in gun deaths across the country." #portlandme mainemorningstar.com/2024/09/12/s...
Two of the City of Portland, Maine's three community pools will be closed due to the need for maintenance and inadequate funding from the city to do this work. #portlandme www.pressherald.com/2024/07/26/p...
Portland’s Kiwanis Pool closing for renovations, but the project is $5 million short on funding
Two of the city's 3 community pools soon will be shut down for planned upgrades, leaving area swimmers with limited options.
www.pressherald.com
July 26, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Two of the City of Portland, Maine's three community pools will be closed due to the need for maintenance and inadequate funding from the city to do this work. #portlandme www.pressherald.com/2024/07/26/p...
‼️ 🏊 Heads up, #portlandme people.
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
July 17, 2024 at 7:09 PM
‼️ 🏊 Heads up, #portlandme people.
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
‼️ 🎒 Share, #portlandme people.
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
July 17, 2024 at 5:47 PM
‼️ 🎒 Share, #portlandme people.
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
🏘️ 197 Oxford Street in #portlandme's Bayside neighborhood of Portland could become housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments. www.pressherald.com/2024/06/26/p...
Project would mix housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments in Portland’s Bayside
The 3 adjacent buildings would be built on Cedar, Lancaster and Oxford streets at the site of the former Oxford Street Shelter.
www.pressherald.com
June 27, 2024 at 1:32 PM
🏘️ 197 Oxford Street in #portlandme's Bayside neighborhood of Portland could become housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments. www.pressherald.com/2024/06/26/p...
From Bernice King on Instagram @berniceaking:
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
June 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
From Bernice King on Instagram @berniceaking:
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
🏘️ 108 units. 20% of 90 condos to be available to people making 80% of AMI. #portlandme www.pressherald.com/2024/06/26/p...
Portland complex to feature condos with attached apartments
Eighteen of the 90 condos in Stroudwater Commons include a studio that could house relatives or be rented out for extra income. Its developers say the project reinvents the starter home.
www.pressherald.com
June 26, 2024 at 10:39 AM
🏘️ 108 units. 20% of 90 condos to be available to people making 80% of AMI. #portlandme www.pressherald.com/2024/06/26/p...
‼️ From City of Portland, Maine: Cooling centers are available to the public. Come to the Downtown Library location on Thursday, June 20 from 10 AM-6 PM to get out of the heat! #portlandme
June 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
‼️ From City of Portland, Maine: Cooling centers are available to the public. Come to the Downtown Library location on Thursday, June 20 from 10 AM-6 PM to get out of the heat! #portlandme
🏘️ Prince George, Maryland's County Council unanimously voted in favor of rent stabilization this week. #portlandme wtop.com/prince-georg...
Prince George’s Co. Council reaches deal on ‘rent stabilization’ - WTOP News
After hours of debate and numerous amendments, the Prince George’s County Council has put together its plan for what it calls “rent stabilization.”
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June 20, 2024 at 2:56 PM
🏘️ Prince George, Maryland's County Council unanimously voted in favor of rent stabilization this week. #portlandme wtop.com/prince-georg...
🏘️ #portlandme apparently has a dearth of hotel rooms: The Planning Board approved the change from residences to a hotel for 54 York Street. www.pressherald.com/2024/06/12/p...
Proposed as housing, Old Port project headed for opening as luxury hotel
The Portland Planning Board approved the change to a hotel with 14 apartment-style rooms, a shift that required a $65,500 fee.
www.pressherald.com
June 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
🏘️ #portlandme apparently has a dearth of hotel rooms: The Planning Board approved the change from residences to a hotel for 54 York Street. www.pressherald.com/2024/06/12/p...
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce supports change revoking #portlandme hazard pay law if the State of Maine declares a State of Emergency but City of Portland does not. www.pressherald.com/2024/06/12/g...
Group launches petition to limit Portland’s hazard pay law
The change, if it gets on the ballot and is approved by voters in November, would mean hazard pay in the city would only take effect if Portland itself declared a state of emergency, regardless of wha...
www.pressherald.com
June 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce supports change revoking #portlandme hazard pay law if the State of Maine declares a State of Emergency but City of Portland does not. www.pressherald.com/2024/06/12/g...
#portlandme people, please send a letter to City Councilors demanding your city enforce its laws. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell City Council: Landlords Aren't Above the Law
Here's the situation: We won a huge case at the Rent Control Board and we need Portland City Council to make sure the landlord pays her fines. It's simple. This landlord broke the law, she has been fi...
actionnetwork.org
June 7, 2024 at 12:51 AM
#portlandme people, please send a letter to City Councilors demanding your city enforce its laws. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...