Following the deaths of students in Rockland and Standish, parents across the state said they’re devastated by the news but not necessarily more wary of putting their kids on the bus.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Gov. Mills will allow bill limiting police collaboration with ICE to become law
Mills announced her decision in an op-ed in the Press Herald on Monday, citing recent actions of the Trump administration.
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MaineCare provider denies fraud allegations it says were amplified by attacks on Somali community
Following claims by a former employee in national news outlets this week, Gateway Community Services said Friday that it did not falsify billing records and has been receiving threats of violence as a result of the reporting.
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Collins, King vote for Democrat-led health care subsidies extension
Collins voted to advance both a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and a Republican alternative, while King voted only in favor of the Democratic plan.
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Jonathan Bush removes campaign ad featuring Portland police training
The Portland Police Department asked Bush to remove the video from social media after the city said it heard concerns that it appeared to falsely indicate an endorsement.
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Why are so many betting on Graham Platner to beat Janet Mills?
Platner is leading Gov. Janet Mills on Polymarket and Kalshi, websites that allow betting on elections, sports and current events that some experts say can be better predictors of election results than polls.
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Matt Dunlap, hoping to replace Jared Golden, defends abortion record
Dunlap, who is running for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District, explained a more than 2-decade-old antiabortion vote.
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Maine research lab awarded $30 million federal grant for modeling of human heart
The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor is the first research institution in the state to be awarded a grant of this type.
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How Maine representatives could be key in investigating military strikes on boats off Venezuela
Sen. Angus King and Rep. Jared Golden sit on the Senate and House armed services committees, the leaders of which said they will be looking into attacks that killed 11 people.
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Maine secretary of state opposes using federal immigration database to determine voter eligibility
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows joined Democratic officials from 11 other states in criticizing the Trump administration’s proposed expansion of its use.