The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee sought confidential records on the deaths of 4 children in 2021 as part of its work evaluating the state’s child welfare system.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Thousands of Mainers expect to see boost in Social Security under bill before President Biden
If signed into law, the Social Security Fairness Act co-authored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins would increase benefits for nearly 3 million teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public employees nationwide.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
All 4 members of Maine’s congressional delegation back government funding bill
Maine’s House members noted that the final deal dropped a controversial suspension of the national debt ceiling, which had been backed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Pingree, Golden vote against Trump-backed budget deal
Three of Maine’s 4 members of Congress had been ready to support a budget plan before President-elect Donald Trump intervened earlier this week.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Here’s how a federal shutdown could affect Maine
Congress faces a Friday night deadline to pass a spending bill after the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling.
Posted inLocal & State
Gov. Mills names first director of Maine’s Office of New Americans
Tarlan Ahmadov, who currently oversees statewide employment programs at the Maine Department of Labor, will begin his new role in January.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Gun safety advocates credit Maine for post-Lewiston reforms
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence upgraded its assessment of Maine’s gun laws from a D-minus to a C-plus based on laws passed this year, while also calling for more action.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine officially casts its Electoral College votes for Harris, Trump
Three votes were cast each for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and one vote each for Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
Maine will join other states in casting Electoral College votes Tuesday
Maine’s 4 electors will meet at the State House to cast ballots for president and vice president.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Mainers with ties to Syria celebrate fall of Assad regime
Bashar al-Assad’s regime was reportedly responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Syrian civilians from the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in March 2011 to June 2024.