The maps below show contributions by town from donors to the four candidates for governor through Sept. 18, based on reports filed with the Maine Ethics Commission. For detailed information about the specific individuals and businesses making these donations, visit our campaign finance database. Note: due to inconsistencies or missing data in address records for […]
Christian MilNeil
Christian MilNeil is a data reporter and online content producer. A graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, he studied math and economics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and joined the Press Herald in 2012. He’s especially interested in design, city politics, cartography and climate change. If you’re in Portland, you might see him bicycling to work, or just for fun.
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Google search data show Sen. Collins queries never higher than their Friday peak
Before Thursday and Friday, the Maine Republican’s previous high for Google searches occurred during last year’s vote on the tax reform bill.
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Interactive map: See where Maine drivers crashed into moose in the past year
There were 251 motor vehicle crashes involving a moose from September 2017 through the end of August.
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Interactive map: Where Maine’s electric cars are
See how many electric cars are registered in your city or town, according to vehicle registration data from the Secretary of State.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Politics
Dollars from donors: PAC spending in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial and State House races
As of Oct. 29, political action committees and party committees had spent over $10 million to influence the governor’s race, plus over $2.4 million more to influence Maine’s State House contests.
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Truck crash closes Portland’s Riverside Street during morning commute
Police say the driver apparently fell asleep and struck a utility pole just north of Warren Avenue.
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Interactive map: See where Portland’s 744 registered short-term rental properties are
In parts of Munjoy Hill, one in every 20 housing units is registered with the city as a short-term rental property.
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Data: Read the tweets from alleged Russian troll accounts targeting Maine politicians
A newly released database of more than 3 million tweets from accounts orchestrated by Russia includes hundreds of messages mentioning Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins, Gov. Paul LePage and Sen. Angus King between March 2015 and May 2018.
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Sen. King joins Brunswick rally against separation of immigrant families
The event is one of hundreds of nationwide protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which have rounded up thousands of families and children into makeshift detention facilities at the southern border.
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Data: Maine’s suicide rate is higher than the national average, and increasing
National statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that suicides are going up.