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Portland ranked 8th best place to live by US News & World Report
Portland was praised for its quality of life and relatively low crime rate, among other favorable factors.
Percentage increase of Maine drug overdose deaths in 2021 was 12th highest in US
The US total was estimated at 107,622 overdose deaths, an increase of 14.9 percent.
These are the top 10 high schools in Maine, according to US News
The rankings have been criticized by some, though.
Follow the Money: Maine State Campaign Finance Tracker
Campaign spending provides one of the only concrete windows into party jockeying for power in Maine’s Legislature. Explore trends in fundraising and spending with the Maine Monitor’s interactive data dashboards.
Follow the Money: Maine Federal Campaign Finance Tracker
Explore trends in fundraising and spending for Maine’s federal elections in 2020 using The Maine Monitor’s interactive data dashboards.
Coronavirus in Maine: Data Dashboard
Explore trends in Maine’s COVID-19 cases by county, age and sex of the afflicted individuals and more in charts updated daily with data from Maine’s CDC.
The $132M electricity rip-off
Private electricity suppliers, which promised rates lower than the government-set default, instead cost Mainers an extra $132 million over seven years.
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