ME: Civil Rights
Effort continues to ensure state minimum wage for ME farmworkers
Legislation proposed by Maine Gov. Janet Mills would ensure thousands of farmworkers are eligible to receive the state minimum wage. Current law …
No-excuse absentee voting helps build voter turnout in ME
With less than a month to go before Maine's November 7 Referendum Election, more than 30,000 voters have already requested a no-excuse absentee …
Protesters Support Roe v. Wade in Portland, Central Maine
PORTLAND, Maine -- Reproductive-rights advocates took to the streets across Maine and the U.S. over the weekend to protest the Texas ban on abortions …
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both …
White House Lays Out Plan To Combat Anti-Asian Hate
PORTLAND, Maine -- With the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate since the pandemic began, Mainers say elected officials have a key role to play in …
Maine's Episcopal Bishop Decries Trump D.C. Church Appearance
PORTLAND, Maine -- New England's Episcopal bishops unanimously are calling out President Donald Trump's appearance in front of St. John's Episcopal …
Task Force Finding Maine Juvenile Justice System Dysfunctional
AUGUSTA, Maine - The task force looking at Maine juvenile justice is finding signs the whole system is upside down. Jill Ward, project manager of …
Maine Immigrants to Benefit from New Changes to Bond Hearings
AUGUSTA, Maine – Starting now, immigration courts in New England, including Maine, can no longer detain undocumented immigrants in bond …
CBP Increasing Warrantless Bus Raids in Northern New England
BANGOR, Maine — A year after the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection for records on its bus …
Checkpoints by Customs Border Patrol Rile Some Mainers
BANGOR, Maine – Some drivers and passengers were annoyed, others angry and afraid when they were stopped last week by U.S. Customs and Border …
LGBT Advocates Fear More Discrimination Following Supreme Court Ruling
AUGUSTA, Maine – Civil rights advocates fear the Supreme Court's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case will encourage more attempted …
Health Care Providers Gear Up (Again) As Trump's New Gag Rule Targets Planned Parenthood
WICASSET, Maine – If President Donald Trump's new effort succeeds to impose a so-called gag rule on family planning centers, access to women's …