Opinion | Like all nonprofits, Isthmus is required to have a nonprofit board that oversees the organization’s finances and helps with fundraising, among other things.
Any recap of this incredible year starts with Isthmus’ readers and supporters. Our decision to go nonprofit was a leap of faith based on our belief that Isthmus’ longtime readers and fans would step up to support their community newspaper.
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The only state in the country with no public defenders will still need an estimated $51 million to provide the service to indigent defendants in all 16 of Maine’s counties. It’s “not a solution, it’s a patch,” says the agency’s director.