Beacon reporter Evan Popp contributed reporting to this story. Members of Maine’s recovery community expressed disappointment after a handful of Democrats in the Maine Senate joined with most Republicans to vote down a bill Tuesday that would have allowed municipalities to open harm reduction health centers, also known as safe injection sites, a proven tool to
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Despite being a proven tool against overdose deaths, people in recovery, advocates and lawmakers said at a press conference on Thursday that they know it will be a difficult path to passing their top legislative priority this session: Harm reduction health centers where people could use previously-obtained illicit drugs under medical supervision. “We did just
Last month, Minnesota became the second state in the country to permit harm reduction health centers, also known as safe injection sites. In Maine, recovery advocates are calling on state lawmakers to follow Minnesota’s lead and save lives by allowing harm reduction health centers to be established here. The legislation in Minnesota makes that state
Dusting off an old idea, Maine could join a list of cities and states across the country that are taking matters into their own hands to address soaring housing prices by becoming public housing developers. Democratic Rep. Grayson Lookner of Portland introduced LD 1867 to the Select Committee on Housing in a public hearing on