Anna Coon

2 days ago | wgme.com | Anna Coon

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Another round of federal funding cuts is threatening programs aimed at improving internet access and digital literacy. The cut is a $35 million loss for Maine. The funding loss is part of a nationwide rollback of congressionally approved funding tied to the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In Maine, the funds were meant to help people learn to navigate the internet, after the state invested in broadband expansion.

2 days ago | fox23maine.com | Anna Coon

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Another round of federal funding cuts is threatening programs aimed at improving internet access and digital literacy. The cut is a $35 million loss for Maine. The funding loss is part of a nationwide rollback of congressionally approved funding tied to the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In Maine, the funds were meant to help people learn to navigate the internet after the state invested in broadband expansion.

1 week ago | wgme.com | Anna Coon

PORTLAND (WGME) — A local tenants' rights group says it found dozens of apartment listings in Portland that may be violating the city's rent control ordinance. The Portland Tenants Union reviewed 240 listings on Zillow and Craigslist and claims roughly 60 percent of them were not in compliance with city rules. Housing in Portland (WGME)“I think the city is being willfully negligent and unaware,” Bradley Davis, a founding member of the Portland Tenants Union, said.

1 week ago | news4sanantonio.com | Anna Coon

AUGUSTA (WGME) - Lawmakers heard hours of testimony Thursday, as crowds of people filled the halls of the Maine State House to share their views on transgender students playing in girls sports. Most of the legislation discussed by the Judiciary Committee Thursday focused on policies around transgender students accessing private spaces and participating on school sports teams.

1 week ago | abc7amarillo.com | Anna Coon

Lawmakers heard hours of testimony Thursday, as crowds of people filled the halls of the Maine State House to share their view on transgender students playing in girls sports. (WGME)