Jordan began working at the Portland Press Herald in February 2022 covering fisheries and civil litigation. Since starting her journalism career in 2013, she has worked as a staff reporter for Midcoast weeklies The Republican Journal, Camden Herald and Courier Gazette, covering a range of beats, and for The Portland Phoenix, covering education, business and the waterfront. Her articles have also appeared in The Maine Monitor and The Free Press. In 2016, her coverage of Maine State Prison was recognized by The New England First Amendment Coalition. Before writing for newspapers, Jordan worked for the MDI Biological Laboratory engaging students in eelgrass restoration and other projects of the Community Environmental Health Lab, as a marine science educator for Boston Harbor Islands National Park, and on the trail crew at Acadia National Park. She lives in Belfast with her husband, stepdaughters and two cats.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2023
Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices
Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to set ethics rules for the court and a process to enforce them, including new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Suspect in 4 Georgia deaths killed in shootout with police, 3 officers wounded, authorities say
Authorities say officers shot and killed a man in an exchange of gunfire as they tried to arrest the suspect in the weekend killings of four people near Atlanta
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
Aspartame joins a category with more than 300 other possible cancer-causing agents, including things like aloe vera extract, Asian-style pickled vegetables and carpentry work. The guidance on use of the sweetener, though, isn’t changing.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Trump reveals new details about $1 billion in earnings in revised filing
The new filing contains an array of updates that offer further insight into Trump’s finances and his complex domestic and international business interests.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for pursuing Trump’s false election claims, a review panel says
Giuliani has already had his New York law license suspended for false statements he made after the election. The Washington review panel’s work will now go to the D.C. Court of Appeals for a final decision.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
U.S. truckmakers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs
Diesel-powered commercial trucks are a major source of air pollution nationwide, in particular affecting people living near ports, warehouses and other facilities involved in intensive shipments of goods.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Bear Grylls goes into the wild with a new batch of celebrities, from Bradley Cooper to Rita Ora
Nat Geo’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge” pairs Grylls with a celebrity for 48 hours in a harsh environment.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Kremlin open to potential prisoner swap involving detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich
The 31-year-old Bowdoin College graduate was arrested while on a reporting trip to Russia.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Powder found in White House lobby tests positive for cocaine
The lobby is where many official visitors and staffers enter and is also open to staff-led tours of the West Wing.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2023
Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companies
The lawsuit alleged that the federal government overstepped in its efforts to convince social media companies to address postings that could result in vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic or affect elections.
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