After a failed attempt in 2017, organizers drew broad support in 2020 with a multi-pronged campaign and found ways to get signatures in a pandemic to win rent stabilization and a slate of other progressive laws.
Organizers in Portland, Maine, drew broad support with a multi-pronged campaign and found ways to get signatures in a pandemic to win rent stabilization and a slate of other progressive laws.
The District 3 councilor said he is frustrated with work to create affordable housing and sees more challenges coming with the economy, referendum questions and potential changes to city government.
Despite its name, the question on Portland's ballot is unrelated to the national Green New Deal reform package pushed by progressive leaders such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.