Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at The Portland Press Herald, covering topics such as real estate and development, entrepreneurship and the cannabis industry among others. Before joining the Press Herald in January 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism, and reported for The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., before moving back to Maine. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, running, cooking (eating) and traveling. She lives in Saco with her husband, her dog Olive and her cat Fred.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2023
Maine housing market stuck on falling sales, rising prices
It’s the same old song and dance as a tight inventory slows sales and pushes some prices up.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2023
Close to half of Maine’s medical cannabis may contain pesticides, mold, officials say
Of 127 samples tested, 57 – or about 45% – would have failed the standards for the recreational-use market, meaning they contained at least one banned material or substance.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Changes are coming to Maine’s $300 million medical cannabis industry
Medical cannabis growers could face increased regulations as adult-use sales start to match medical.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
What’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s child care system over the next two years.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
Maine employers step up to relieve child care pressures on working parents
Finding ways to make child care more affordable and accessible is a strategy Maine businesses hope will help them find and keep employees.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry in full bloom
Sales continue to break records with August alone topping $21 million.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Maine utility ballot question likely to be tied up in court for years
An analysis by the state’s public advocate presents information, but few conclusions, about November’s utility referendum.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Maine cannabis regulators consider new rules to expand consumer access
The agency regulating the sale of adult-use cannabis in Maine is proposing a new set of rules designed to increase consumer access. The changes, which come amid record-breaking sales, are primarily based on two bills passed in the Legislature this year: one intended to reduce the stigma around cannabis and another to correct an oversight […]
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Unusually heavy rainfall has flooded Maine basements, some for the first time
Water tables have risen and drainage systems are overwhelmed by this wet summer, resulting in costly cleanup headaches for homeowners.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Maine homebuyers challenged as prices stay high
A small statewide inventory, high buyer demand and rising interest rates keep the pressure on an already hot housing market.
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