The task force charged with cutting $40 million in tax breaks ultimately fails to reach a consensus.
Eric Russell
Staff Writer
Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine since 2004. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions.
Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
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Maine Turnpike tolls bring extra $19.7 million
The first year of toll increases sees fewer transactions, but non-Mainers now pay a bigger share.
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Report: More Maine kids living in poverty may lead to later needs
Nearly one in four children under age 5 are living in poverty, which can lead to lasting problems.
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Feds to pay Maine Yankee $35.7M for nuclear waste storage
A federal judge orders the Energy Department to pay the plant because it has failed to remove the nuclear waste.
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Portland woman shot in mouth at Scarborough home
She remains in intensive care, no charges have been filed and Scarborough police are calling it an accident.
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DNA experts testify as Dennis Dechaine seeks new murder trial
A judge must decide if the Maine man convicted of murdering 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988 gets a new trial.
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Dechaine fights for new Maine murder trial
Thursday’s hearing focuses on DNA evidence and alternative suspects in the death of Sarah Cherry.
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Maine fueled national same-sex marriages trend
Many other states have made them legal since the November 2012 vote here, where 1,216 gay couples have wed since then.
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Maine faces another drop in heating assistance funds
But the state could still get more, depending on how federal budget negotiations shake out.
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Federal heating aid delayed because of budget battle, shutdown
Low-income Mainers who rely on LIHEAP for heating help will have to wait for funds to come through, and it’s not clear how much help they’ll get.