The Maine Public

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, often referred to as MPBN and branded as Maine Public, is a network of public television and radio stations serving the state of Maine in the U.S. It is managed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation, which is responsible for the licenses of all Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) stations in the state. MPBN has its studios and offices located in Portland, Lewiston, and Bangor.

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The strategy behind nonviolent protest movement in the U.S.

1 day ago | mainepublic.org | Lauren Hodges |Juana Summers |Christopher Intagliata |Jordan-Marie Smith

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Harvard Kennedy School of Government political scientist Erica Chenoweth about whether protests like those against President Trump change minds or policies.
Artist Joseph Fiore

2 days ago | mainepublic.org | Jennifer Rooks |Cindy Han

In his day, acclaimed artist Joseph Fiore was known for abstract compositions as well as realistic landscapes, but today he’s not as well known as many of his contemporaries. Fiore spent summers in Jefferson during the 1950s and ‘60s and drew inspiration from Maine. To mark 100 years since Fiore’s birth, the Maine Art Gallery and Maine Farmland Trust are holding a retrospective of his work. And a film about Fiore's life and legacy will air on Maine Public Television.
Legislative budget writers vote to end Maine's free community college program

2 days ago | mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller

The Legislature's budget-writing committee is recommending ending Maine's free community college program after this year's class of graduating high school seniors. Earlier this year, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills had proposed making permanent Maine's program of allowing recent high school grads to take up to two years of community college for free. But Democrats on the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee budget-writing voted late last week to wind down the popular program.
City of Portland proposal pitches new child care facility

2 days ago | mainepublic.org | Nicole Ogrysko

The city of Portland wants to open a new childcare center for residents and municipal employees. Half of the spots would be reserved for city workers. The city says municipal employees have reported lack of childcare access as a major concern. And municipal departments have struggled to schedule employees with non-traditional work hours due to limited child care options.
Nirav Shah: The Next Pandemic

3 days ago | mainepublic.org | Jennifer Rooks |Cindy Han

The Covid-19 virus continues to circulate, but for most people the pandemic is in the rearview mirror. Meanwhile, public health experts are keeping a close eye on other infectious diseases, such as bird flu and dengue. They believe there will be another pandemic—that it’s not a matter of “if” but “when.” What lessons did these past years teach us about how to face a global health crisis? How prepared are we for the next pandemic?
Federal judge rules in favor of Venezuelan man arrested in Maine and detained for 65 days

5 days ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

A federal judge ruled this week that a Venezuelan man was unlawfully arrested by border patrol in Calais, and detained for 65 days based on a tip from a concerned citizen. U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts ruled this week that Customs and Border Protection must release Jeanfranco Alejandro Flores Salazar from GPS monitoring and agency supervision.
Katahdin hiker died from blunt force injuries, medical examiner says

5 days ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

The state medical examiner's office has found that hiker Esther Keiderling died from blunt force injuries from a fall on Mount Katahdin earlier this month. According to a release Baxter State Park Director Kevin Adam said it appears that Keiderling attempted to climb downhill into a boulder area off trail, where she slid and collided with boulders. The cold and wet weather would have made the area extremely icy and almost impossible to navigate.
State lawmakers approve additional protections for Maine mobile home residents

5 days ago | mainepublic.org | Nicole Ogrysko

Maine lawmakers have passed new protections for mobile home park residents into law, including one measure that would give them right of refusal to purchase the parks if they go up for sale. The bill would give resident cooperatives the right to buy if they can match or exceed the seller's price of their mobile home park. Another measure would require certain corporate buyers to pay a transfer fee for each mobile home lot purchased through a park sale.
In first key vote, Maine Senate rejects bill to ban transgender athletes

5 days ago | mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller

The Democratic-controlled Maine Senate voted Thursday night to reject a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women sports. For more than an hour, senators debated an issue that has thrust Maine into the national political spotlight as the Trump administration targets the state with lawsuits and threats to rescind federal funding.
Read ME & Summer Reads

6 days ago | mainepublic.org | Jennifer Rooks |Jonathan Smith

Each summer, Maine Humanities Council leads the Read ME program, encouraging people across the state to read books by select authors. This year, recommending author, poet Julia Bouwsma, chose The Great Transition, by Nick Fuller Googins, and American Breakdown, by Jennifer Lunden. We’ll hear from these authors and others about their work, and about what books they recommend for your summer reading list.