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Oct 11, 2024 · We deliver fearless, nonpartisan journalism that ensures Mainers are fully informed about issues impacting our state, inspiring action and solutions. Our stories prompt real, positive results for Mainers. Connect with our engaged and committed readers and demonstrate your commitment to public interest reporting for the people and state of Maine.
Ten Maine Monitor stories you may have missed
Dec 30, 2023 · Ten Maine Monitor stories you may have missed. From health professionals and rural development to river flooding and the judicial system, here are some stories to read. Photo credits: Andrea Walton, Kate Cough, Prostock Studio, Gabe Souza. 2023 was a remarkable year of reporting for The Maine Monitor. We published roughly 300 original pieces of ...
Introducing The Maine Monitor
Aug 9, 2020 · The Maine Monitor is the next step in the evolution of MCPIR — a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization founded 10 years ago by veteran Maine journalists John Christie and Naomi Schalit. In 2012, the MCPIR founders adopted Pine Tree Watchdog as the organization’s public-facing editorial brand. In the summer of 2017, we ditched the ‘dog ...
Key dates and resources for Maine's 2024 Elections - The Maine …
Key dates: The state primary is June 11; the general election is November 5. Here are a few more dates to know: • May 13 — June 6: In-person absentee voting for the state primary. • May 21: Deadline to register to vote in the June primary if registering by mail or online. • May 24: Deadline to withdraw or change party enrollment for the ...
Child care providers across Maine cited for safety violations
4 days ago · The Maine Monitor and the Center for Public Integrity reviewed more than 6,000 available inspection reports for 1,460 of the state’s more than 1,500 child care providers across Maine and found that providers have been repeatedly relicensed after multiple reported transgressions, which vary from missing immunization records to leaving children unsupervised.
New Census figures show where Maine's newcomers relocate to
Apr 16, 2023 · The new numbers show us which of Maine’s counties saw the biggest jump in domestic and international newcomers between April 2020 and July 1, 2022. The county numbers are in the chart below. They show that 34,237 people came to Maine between April 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022. Of this, 30,642 came from other states and 3,595 from other countries.
Maine Monitor releases its first annual impact report
Mar 19, 2023 · The Maine Monitor is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Our team of investigative journalists use data- and document-based reporting to produce stories that have an impact. The Maine Monitor reported in its first annual impact report that it doubled its news content in 2022, delivering on ...
Maine’s governor born for hard times, and hard decisions
Aug 9, 2020 · From dealing with a debilitating spinal condition as a teen, to gender bias as an adult and a pandemic as Maine’s leader, Janet Mills proves she can rise above her critics – even the president. Maine Gov. Janet Mills stands in front of her garden at the Blaine House, with a view of the State House, in Augusta on Wednesday, June 10.
Building a welcoming, resilient Maine ahead of the climate crisis
Oct 8, 2023 · A new tool shows in granular detail the ways in which neighborhoods across Maine and the U.S. are vulnerable to climate change — not just in terms of impacts from increasing extreme weather and rising seas, but in their public health, the condition of their infrastructure and other socioeconomic factors that can make or break a community’s ability to survive and thrive through a crisis.
A quarter of Maine House races have one major-party candidate
Oct 5, 2024 · In the upcoming election, 37 of the 151 Maine House districts, or one quarter, will have only one major-party candidate, according to a Monitor analysis of data from the secretary of state’s office. That’s up from 22 districts in 2008 and 10 in 2010. This is occurring as the number of independent voters in Maine has declined, falling below ...