Dan Neumann

@DanNeumann35

Reporting for . Email dan@mainebeacon.com

Maine
Joined June 2018

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    YES! (Although we think closing Long Creek WOULD have a broad impact - the population is small, but showing that our state can stop putting kids behind bars would have ripple effects far beyond Maine.) Our View: Time to stop incarcerating Maine children

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    Reminder that Anderson Cooper is a literal Vanderbilt in case you're wondering why he looks so disturbed about the idea of the tax rate on the wealthy going back up to what it was a few decades ago

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    Jan 4

    Gov. ’s executive order means: ✅ for 70,000 Mainers. ✅ 5,980 new jobs in Maine. ✅ $684 million in economic activity. ✅ The will of Maine’s voters, who approved expansion in 2017, finally fulfilled.

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    Jan 3

    The will of the voters, and the law, are finally implemented and 70,000 Mainers will get the coverage they have been waiting for! Thank you Gov. Janet Mills!

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    Jan 3

    Spot on editorial from on the impact of the minimum wage: "For the thousands of children who won’t have to live in poverty, it’s not just economics. More stable and secure homes now could help them avoid a lifetime of pain"

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    Jan 1

    I’m all for “fight for 15” so long as we bear in mind that $15 is nowhere near enough to live on — not in a city or if you want to sleep indoors. So fight for more!

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    31 Dec 2018

    With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

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    28 Dec 2018

    THREAD: The minimum wage will go up to $11 on January 1, and you're going to start seeing news stories about what that increase will mean for workers and businesses. Here's the truth.

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    27 Dec 2018
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    20 Dec 2018

    Great piece by Sen. Rebecca Millett: "The lack of opportunity for paid sick leave is harmful to our families, small businesses, public health and economy. It’s high time we change that."

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  11. 20 Dec 2018

    "I see myself having two jobs for probably the next 10 or 15 years." These college kids wanting free stuff. Never borrow more than you can pay back over the course of a lifetime.

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    20 Dec 2018
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    19 Dec 2018

    Serial sexual harassment alleged at Maine’s premier wreath company

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    18 Dec 2018

    Reminder - this is what the admin proposed for Maine’s Medicaid program. With any luck, will pull the plan on Day 1 of her admin

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    18 Dec 2018

    With federal leadership lacking, Maine officials join call for Green New Deal

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    17 Dec 2018

    How Fascism Went Digital: A Historian’s Perspec­tive on Bolsonaro’s Victory in "Bolsonaro’s campaign was able to invent a new form of fascism, of which social networks were the birth­place."

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    17 Dec 2018

    What we need is to end wealth based incarceration in all its forms, and ensure that any system that replaces cash bail doesn't institute another system that leads to more racial inequities and pretrial detention.

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    17 Dec 2018

    This is pathetic, citing a state court's ruling on state elections, as if that has anything to do with states' rights to choose the "manner of elections" for federal congressional elections, per the federal Constitution.

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  19. 15 Dec 2018

    “It feels absolutely essential that we bring these conditions to light and to make it clear to the world that we do not in any way condone these racist, xenophobic acts of our government.”

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    14 Dec 2018

    Decision was based on the removal of the mandate, which was included in the tax bill for which was the deciding vote.

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