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A rebuttal: No, Democrats have not forgotten rural voters
Julia Brown, who ran the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, says complaints by state Sen. Chloe Maxmin are “revisionist history.”
These are the top 10 high schools in Maine, according to US News
The rankings have been criticized by some, though.
Collins in the hot seat on abortion and Trump nominees
The Republican senator from Maine suggests she was misled by two of President Trump’s appointees to the nation’s high court.
Susan Collins suggests she was misled. Other Maine politicians react to leak.
US Senators Collins and King, Gov. Mills, and Republican challenger Paul LePage issued statements after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Maine’s abortion facts, by the numbers
Abortion is legal under Maine state law until about 24 weeks, or viability. The rate of abortion dropped in the state from 2014 to 2017.
“Time is on our side,” Wabanaki Alliance says to legislative leaders. Read the full letter here.
Wabanaki leaders make a practical decision that there weren’t enough votes to override a veto. But they added “Our fight for sovereignty restoration will not end today.”
Monitor’s Rose Lundy wins health award, and Roger McCord named a finalist for New England Emmy
Lundy’s coverage in 2021 focused, in part, on nursing home closures, staffing shortages, and the impacts of the pandemic.
New editor, board members join The Maine Monitor
Veteran journalist David Dahl replaces Eric Conrad as editor of the non-profit news organization.
New development director named at The Maine Monitor
Hiring Renée Johansson, a well-known Maine non-profit leader and brand strategist, signals new phase for investigative news organization.
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