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Commissioners to ask Gov. Mills and legislative leaders to approve emergency funding of $13.3 million
Maine's shortage of lawyers accepting new cases is at a "crisis" stage and could collapse the statewide public defense system before spring if state lawmakers don't make an emergency intervention, officials warned on Wednesday. Commissioners who oversee Maine's public...
Mills, LePage navigate tricky politics of gun rights
After a downgrade in her first campaign, Gov. Janet Mills’ ranking with one of the most prominent gun lobbying organizations increased this year without much fanfare — reflecting the changing political terrain on gun rights since her first campaign. The release of the...
Maine prosecutors drop indictment amid allegations investigator ‘monitored’ attorney calls
Maine prosecutors this month dismissed a felony indictment against a man accused of domestic violence after a defense attorney complained that one of the state's investigators monitored three confidential phone calls the jailed defendant made to his lawyer. Maine...
Women moving into growing aquaculture sector
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Libby Davis’s mobile raw bar, Lady Shuckers, was born from her desire to shuck oysters — and change the industry paradigm. “Being pushed enough to work harder and say, ‘Well, if you want to shuck, you got...
Maine vaping numbers down for students as work continues toward further bans
When Mary Lou Warn discovered her teenager was vaping six years ago, he assured her it was safe. He had done his research, he said, and vaping was just flavored water. It was nothing like smoking. Warn tried to do her own research but there was little information...
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The long-term climate-changed hurricane forecast for Maine
Waters in the Northeast and Gulf of Maine are warming and rising faster than most, adding fuel to storms that pass through.
Investigation into Maine jail call recordings receives national recognition
Samantha Hogan’s “Eavesdropping in Maine Jails” series receives honorable mention recognition from the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Why the Sappi mill became a flashpoint in the governor’s race
Maine’s connection to its dwindling paper industry makes the relationship between a paper mill and a dam a delicate political issue in this election year.
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Conversations from the Pointed Firs: writer Kimberly Ridley
In this episode, writer Kimberly Ridley discusses the power of unstructured time for children and the power present in close observations of the natural world.
