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Beacon Podcast

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Podcast: For progressive wins this session, worldview made the difference

Podcast: For progressive wins this session, worldview made the difference

Cate and Ben discuss some of the progressive wins in this legislative session, and how new legislative leaders’ progress... Read more

30 Jun 2023

28mins

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Podcast: A conversation with Sen. Mike Tipping about life on the inside

Podcast: A conversation with Sen. Mike Tipping about life on the inside

Ben talks with former podcast host and current state senator Mike Tipping about his work so far in the legislature. Dept... Read more

23 Jun 2023

28mins

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Podcast: How a Brunswick coffee shop union is building community support

Podcast: How a Brunswick coffee shop union is building community support

Esther and Cate are joined by Dan Neumann of Beacon, to talk about the resounding defeat of Question A in Portland, effo... Read more

16 Jun 2023

28mins

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Podcast: Portland landlords are trying to undermine rent control

Podcast: Portland landlords are trying to undermine rent control

Cate, Esther and Ben discuss Portland landlords’ efforts to undermine the city’s voter-passed rent control; a new bill t... Read more

9 Jun 2023

28mins

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Podcast: Session crunch time

Podcast: Session crunch time

Ben and Esther discuss the status of bills on housing, paid family leave, Maine’s child tax credit and more. They also d... Read more

2 Jun 2023

28mins

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Podcast: Scenes from Thursday’s Paid Family and Medical Leave hearing

Podcast: Scenes from Thursday’s Paid Family and Medical Leave hearing

Nora and Esther discuss some of the stories people told at the Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee hearing T... Read more

26 May 2023

29mins

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Podcast: CMP and Versant’s furious flurry of disconnection notices

Podcast: CMP and Versant’s furious flurry of disconnection notices

Ben’s back, and the gang discusses some exciting housing bills working their way through the legislature and the absolut... Read more

19 May 2023

29mins

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Podcast: Are corporate tax breaks worth it? Probably not.

Podcast: Are corporate tax breaks worth it? Probably not.

As Gov. Janet Mills looks to “modernize” the Pine Tree Empowerment Zone corporate tax credit program, Esther and Ben are... Read more

12 May 2023

28mins

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Podcast: Abortion rights, housing first, and the Child Tax Credit in Augusta

Podcast: Abortion rights, housing first, and the Child Tax Credit in Augusta

With Ben on the road again, Cate and Esther break down some of this week’s big events in Augusta — the marathon abortion... Read more

5 May 2023

28mins

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Podcast: Grad student union drive brings solidarity and community

Podcast: Grad student union drive brings solidarity and community

Esther talks with two of the leaders of the recent University of Maine graduate student union effort, and the gang talks... Read more

28 Apr 2023

28mins

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