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"Sen. Susan Collins has not attended any Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee meetings focused on abortion or reproductive healthcare after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, according to committee hearing reports. During the same period, Collins has highlighted her voting record, saying in a 2025 statement that “the people of Maine deserve a Senator who shows up to represent them every day.”

Collins’ missed hearings included a July 2022 hearing titled “Reproductive Care in a Post-Roe America: Barriers, Challenges, and Threats to Women’s Health” and a June 2024 hearing examining how abortion bans created what lawmakers described as a “health care nightmare” across the country.

Back in 2018, Collins voted to pave the way for the Dobbs decision by confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. At the time, she said she believed that he would not play a role in overturning Roe v. Wade, which he did just a few years later. 

Collins has also missed more than half of all possible HELP Committee meetings during her current term. Between 2021 and March 2026, she did not attend 67 of 125 possible HELP Committee and relevant subcommittee hearings.

Among the hearings Collins skipped were a 2024 hearing on the medical debt crisis in America, a 2023 hearing on the childcare crisis and a 2025 hearing focused on lowering healthcare costs.

Collins additionally missed nearly half of HELP hearings related to healthcare issues more broadly, including hearings on substance use disorder treatment, diabetes and obesity."

Brace yourselves everyone. Stock up on bread, eggs, and toilet paper while you can. They are coming and nothing will stop them…. Lock your doors, close the blinds, the weekend warriors are beginning to override our streets. I wish you brave and noble countryman (and woman) the best as we head into the Memorial Day battle

Who put out the report..? Oh…okay he’s just upset that landlords can’t price gouge more than current rent rates.

With my ice cream. It was delicious!

Enjoy some on a hot day like this. :)

It’s currently 90 degrees in my apartment and my dogs and I are struggling to cool down. Any suggestions for dog friendly places with air-conditioning where we could hang out for a few hours?

If you see ICE activity nearby, stay safe and record Move to a safe indoor space if you believe immigration officers are in the area. Mainers who feel safe may observe and document activity from a distance. You are allowed to video record ICE agents.

Report ICE activity If you see suspected ICE agents, you can contact the Maine ICE Watch Hotline at (207) 544-9989. Trained volunteers verify reports before sharing information with community members.

Try to remember the SALUTE acronym when reporting:

S: Size (How many agents?)

A: Actions (What are they doing?)

L: Location and direction

U: Uniform or clothing

T: Time and date

E: Equipment, including vehicles and license plates

Did they put you in straight jackets? How was it. Asking for a friend

Edit: wow the community is really coming through, thanks 🫶🏻

The sun is beaming and my wife and I are looking for some sort of activity to meet people as we’ve only been here for a few years. What does the Portland and surrounding areas offer for 30+ year olds to meet others?

does anyone know when they’ll reopen/what’s going on? they’ve been “temporarily closed” on google maps for at least a week, but there’s nothing about it on their website

I’m a single 36F and will be alone in Portland Maine this for the day on Saturday (MDW) trying to plan some activities/bars/restaurants that won’t make me feel extra lonely being alone over a holiday Weekend. I like COFFEE, seafood, steak, wine, light exercise, anything ocean related. Would love any and all recommendations! Looks like low 60s and cloudy for weather.

I woke up this morning to find that my car, along with many others, had been towed. This is a greedy cash grab done by the city that ultimately ends up punishing residents who are just trying to park near their homes. At most, cars should’ve been ticketed, not towed. There is literally nothing to clean off the streets right now - it was completely unnecessary.

I live on State street and was parked on Mellen Street last night. I am aware of the street sweeping parking regulations and follow them as best as I can. I thought I had parked on the correct side of the street last night, as that side of the street was completely full of cars and there was no where else to park anywhere close of the vicinity of my apartment. It was late, and I was prepared to be ticketed if I was wrong and I have paid off all my other parking tickets. Instead I had to pay $135 in cash to a towing company in sopo and take time off work to deal with this situation.

These towing practices, along with the city’s push for expanded paid parking hours and no longer allowing free parking on Sundays seem to unfairly punish the people who work and live in Portland. It feels impossible to be a resident in this city sometimes.

Anyone else have their car towed on Park street or the surrounding area?