L.L. Bean says it will reward its 5,500 employees with a bonus of 13.5 percent of annual pay. via Maine Public bangordailynews.com/2023/03/18/bus…

Chipotle agrees to pay $240,000 to former employees at its Augusta, Maine store—It shut that store after workers there sought to become the 1st unionized Chipotle 40 New England Chipotles to post notices saying they won't close if workers seek to unionize cnbc.com/2023/03/27/chi…

2023 Labor Lobby Day is underway! Nearly 200 union members from all over Maine are at the State House to lobby to: - Ban anti-union captive audience meetings - Limit forced overtime for paper workers - Require safe nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals & more! #mepolitics

So important, investments in rural areas. bangordailynews.com/2023/04/29/opi…

Parents, child care providers, and other advocates are throwing their support behind a pair of bills to expand and improve childcare & pre-k in the state. This is an issue that Katie Sampson looked at closely last week. wgme.com/amp/news/local…

Maine Legislative Democrats propose new spending to boost quality affordable childcare: wmtw.com/article/maine-… Maine Senate Democrats Maine House Democrats #mepolitics

L.D. 1854, sponsored by more than two-thirds of the Maine Legislature’s 151 members, would require the state to allocate $1 million to complete the classification and compensation study it started in 2019. bit.ly/3pB2udE

BREAKING: My comprehensive child care bill, LD 1726, was just approved by the Maine Senate with a near-unanimous vote! Now it's on to the House– let's get this done for working families, providers, and the whole of Maine's economy. #mepolitics

Opinion: "Despite the significant economic benefit that trails provide the state, we rely mostly on volunteers and private donors to build and steward these resources." bangordailynews.com/2023/06/28/opi…

60 HOURS LEFT FOR UPS TO REACH DEAL WITH TEAMSTERS ⏱️ All day Sunday, the #Teamsters National Negotiating Committee got its remaining economic priorities in line, meeting at times with UPS negotiators to drive home how critical these final hours will be for Big Brown. #1u

#broadband centralmaine.com/2023/07/09/use…

Here’s the scene in downtown Montpelier, VT this evening. Vermont’s capital city is in for a long night – the Winooski River is forecast to reach major flood stage, rivaling levels seen during Irene in 2011. Photo by Bill Fraser #vtwx #Vermont

The road in front of Vermont's beautiful capitol is a river tonight h/t Kevin McCallum

Great to see! pressherald.com/2023/06/26/mai…

Editorial: "Make no mistake, neo-Nazis and their ideology are despicable. They should not be welcomed here." bangordailynews.com/2023/08/14/opi…

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Some professional news: I am switching beats to cover state government and the Maine State House for Portland Press Herald. Covering City of Portland, Maine has been great, but I'm looking forward to this new opportunity and telling more statewide stories. Please send tips and ideas!

These types of partnerships are key for our state. Helps residents and businesses. bangordailynews.com/2023/08/23/new…

pressherald.com/2023/09/29/let… My former colleague and friend understands broadband for rural Maine.

Now, do the Epstein files.