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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Maine’s yellow flag law in three charts
January 12, 2025
Since the Lewiston shootings, agencies have completed 548 weapon restriction orders, for an average of 38 orders per month.
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A year since the region saw disastrous flooding, western Maine officials say they’re better prepared
December 22, 2024
Towns are working together and eyeing new resilience projects. They’re looking to the state to help them pay for them.
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Maritime officials fear ‘catastrophic’ outcome if mariner shortage worsens
November 30, 2024
Many mariners have postponed retirement so the true magnitude of the situation has yet to be felt.
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Maine proposes major staffing changes for assisted living and residential care facilities
November 24, 2024
The proposed regulations come after an 18-month investigation by The Maine Monitor and ProPublica found dozens of violations at the state’s largest facilities.
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Who donated to Jared Golden and Austin Theriault?
November 04, 2024
A Maine Monitor analysis of FEC data finds the majority of Golden’s individual contributions came from out of state, while Theriault’s were more evenly split.
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Bucking national trends, a third of Maine towns still count ballots by hand
October 20, 2024
Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.
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New bill would pay farmers to put rentals on their land
October 12, 2024
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Angus King, would give certain rural property owners two grants of up to $100,000 each to build rental housing.
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As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer
September 28, 2024
A change in 2022 increased how many needles a person could exchange from 1:1 to 1:100. Some community leaders say they now want to revert to the old rules.
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Cancer patients continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
September 28, 2024
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
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‘Not in the business of politics’: The local officials making sure Mainers get to vote
September 14, 2024
Clerks across Maine share their thoughts on election security ahead of November. This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces.
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Group explores ambulance vessels as part of solution to island care crisis
August 11, 2024
Ambulance boats, which are common in countries like Norway, would function as floating mini hospitals. The ambulance vessel proposal comes as rural care providers struggle to stay afloat.
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Geriatrics workforce grant to focus on Maine’s rural and tribal communities
August 04, 2024
The nearly $5 million in federal funds will support tribal health centers and a program that connects medical students with rural communities.
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Schools across Maine confront unique challenges in ridding their water of ‘forever chemicals’
July 21, 2024
Funding and delays have kept schools on bottled water for over a year as they try to eliminate their PFAS.
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As Worcester Holdings sprays pines with pesticide, Addison residents call for moratorium
June 22, 2024
But the company isn’t the only one. A Maine Monitor analysis found that five leading conservation groups have registered pesticide applicators on staff.
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Officials worry draft packaging rules will penalize rural communities
June 21, 2024
The rules would reimburse communities at a higher rate for incinerating over landfilling, which some board members argued meant communities in southern Maine with more options and access would get reimbursed at a higher rate than rural areas.
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