Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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PublishedMay 12, 2017
Sen. King concerned by ‘bizarre and puzzling’ shifts in Trump’s account of Comey firing
Sen. Collins declines to comment on the president’s statements, but previously said that Comey’s ouster would not stop the FBI’s Russia investigation.
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PublishedMay 10, 2017
Sen. Collins considering support for special counsel to investigate Trump-Russia ties
Maine’s Sen. Angus King floats the idea of hiring James Comey to lead the Senate’s probe of Russia’s links to the president’s campaign.
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PublishedMay 9, 2017
Maine delegation splits along partisan lines on Comey firing
King and Pingree call for special counsel, while Collins and Poliquin express confidence in post-Comey FBI probe.
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PublishedMay 9, 2017
Pesticide-friendly bill from LePage mirrors model by secretive national group
His plan to restrict local ordinances is nearly identical to a model law promoted by a corporation-funded organization with chemical producers as members.
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PublishedMay 3, 2017
Bill will not stop Maine towns from building high speed internet
Even the bill’s sponsor votes against the measure, which would have hampered public investments in providing high-speed broadband to rural areas of Maine.
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PublishedMay 2, 2017
Bill seeks to restrict Maine towns’ efforts to build high-speed internet networks
The proposal, modeled after a measure promoted by a secretive national group, would make it hard for municipalities to install broadband, often when telecom companies decline to do it.
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PublishedApril 30, 2017
Amid criticism, Sens. King, Collins reaffirm confidence in Senate intel committee’s Russia-Trump investigation
Collins calls for hiring a prosecutor or investigator.
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PublishedApril 27, 2017
If federal government shuts down, a mixed impact for Maine
With few federal employees and facilities, most Mainers may not notice a brief shutdown
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PublishedApril 26, 2017
Maine sawmill owners welcome Trump’s tariff on Canadian softwood lumber
Punitive duties of 3% to 24% establish a long-sought ‘level playing field,’ but the state’s forest-products industry as a whole has concerns about commerce.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
Is your digital life private? A lot depends on your provider
President Trump’s repeal of FCC rules for internet service providers means your data is – potentially – far less secure.
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