"What the governor has done here is basically lay out a plan to deal with some of the immediate issues of the day, primarily inflation, and lay out some investments that might help with some problems that will linger after the inflation issue subsides."
On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Portland-based author Rachael Cerrotti spoke with Maine Public’s Robbie Feinberg about how stories of the past are reflected in the present.
Several restaurants in Portland are calling on local officials to institute a vaccine mandate. They says the mandate would protect front-line workers amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Advocates tout a low-cost solution to insulating homes as a way to both reduce bills and cut carbon as part of the state's plans to move away from fossil fuels. But they say tackling Maine's old, drafty housing stock will require a lot more investment in the years ahead.