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City of Portland faces budget gaps amid funding uncertainty
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland city leaders are grappling with a nearly $30 million budget shortfall as they prepare the fiscal ...
Portland union workers rally ahead of cuts
On Wednesday night, the City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW) union held a rally outside City Hall to demand that ...
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Portland Will Pay You to Ride an E-Bike—Here’s the Scoop
Thinking about swapping your car for an electric bike? If you live in Portland, Maine, the city might actually help you pay ...
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Portland city council considers tax increases and one-time funding to fill budget shortfall
In her budget proposal, the city manager said Portland is grappling with rising costs, the loss of federal funding, and other ...
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Some Maine towns are helping ICE and CBP detain people, and the ACLU wants to know more
As more Maine communities’ police departments are quietly helping the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to detain people as part of their aggressive ...
Property tax increase in Portland outlined in proposed city budget
The city of Portland says it needs to raise property taxes by up to 7 percent and use about $9 million from its rainy-day ...