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The Journey Toward Justice event raised $60,000 for the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.

While the push is politically popular, the authority to change these rules rests with a Congress that has not acted on the issue.

Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.

Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.

With help from volunteers and nonprofits, more than 300 new Mainers fleeing persecution in other countries have recently begun the process of securing asylum – and safety.

But some farmworker advocacy organizations oppose farm labor reform legislation currently before Congress.

PUTNEY — Though Naseem Alatrash’s musical suite, “Bright Colors on a Dark Canvas,” was written in 2017, the cellist notes that the inspiration behind the piece is relevant to current

PUTNEY — Though Naseem Alatrash’s musical suite, “Bright Colors on a Dark Canvas,” was written in 2017, the cellist notes that the inspiration behind the piece is relevant to current

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increase font size New state law aims to help former prisoners get jobs In most cases, employers will not be able to ask job applicants about criminal history until later in the hiring process. Share A new state law that bars employers from using job applications to ask about applicants’ past crimes “removes one of the most impactful and challenging barriers” for people released from prison to rejoin Maine’s workforce, the state’s corrections commissioner said. Corrections Commission...