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Eggs & Issues 4/8

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Eggs & Issues 4/8

Eggs & Issues:
Workforce Solutions: Welcoming the Recovery Community into the Workplace

In this session of Eggs and Issues, we will examine the negative effects substance use disorder has had on our state and how creating recovery-ready workplaces can not only increase our workforce but assist in the recovery process. 

Experts at the local and state level will be joined by community advocates and an individual in recovery to discuss what substance use disorder is, its causes, the effect the criminalization of drugs has had, and what it really means to join the workforce with the stigma of being in recovery.

Local Headlines

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Skowhegan murder suspect arrested after multi-state chase

55-year-old Dane Burke was identified by police as the suspect in the killing of his girlfriend, 46-year-old Nicole Jackson, earlier this week.

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Cumberland County DA Sartoris says state law will be upheld for ICE agents

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Death in Skowhegan under investigation

Maine State Police are investigating a death in Skowhegan.

National Headlines

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An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation.

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President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.

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Luxury retailer Saks seeks bankruptcy protection overwhelmed by debt

The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, buffeted by rising competition and the massive debt it took on to buy its rival in the luxury sector, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago.