This week on the Beacon podcast, Ben, Mike and Taryn discuss the repeal of ranked-choice voting and why Mainers shouldn’t give up on making their votes and voices count.

They also interview gubernatorial candidate Jim Boyle, who discusses the future of mill towns, and Portland City Council candidate Marpheen Chann, who discusses the future of Maine’s large city in a time of gentrification.

Rays of hope this week include that Yes on 2 TV ads are winning some acclaim, the fight against tar sands in South Portland just got some good news and something about Ben’s hamstrings.

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