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Maine lawmakers have pushed for four decades to remove offensive place names. But many of them still exist. A new "place justice" initiative will attempt to help Maine communities reckon with those terms and inspire change.
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Policy advocates say new legislation from House Assistant Majority Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross would help Maine collect more information about the people it's supposed to serve.
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To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, lawmakers and civil rights leaders took stock of what's working, and what isn't.
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A state commission is urging Maine lawmakers to pass more than two dozen bills aimed at easing racial disparities in Maine, and to consider impacts on…
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The members of the Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations is poised to decide on legislation that will advance…
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A new, independent commission on race equity has sent a letter to Gov. Janet Mills advising her on initial steps to address systemic racism in Maine.…