Maine

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, A Trump GOP Critic, To Stay In The Senate

3:30pm October 13, 2017

by Steve Mistler

While Collins would have been a front-runner in a race for governor, her centrist style had turned some Republicans against her and she might have faced a tough primary.

Do Laptops Help Learning? A Look At The Only Statewide School Laptop Program

10:06am August 18, 2017

by Robbie Feinberg

It was 15 years ago that Maine began the first, and still the only, statewide school laptop program. Experts worry that an attempt to bridge the digital divide might have widened it.

Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who, like Sadie Samuels, are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way.

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More Women Move Into Maine's Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering

4:15pm August 02, 2017

by Murray Carpenter

Lobstering has traditionally been considered a man's job. But Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way.

A sign at the barricaded Liberty State Park in Jersey City turns away would-be visitors during the New Jersey government shutdown.

States Miss Budget Deadline, Go Into Full Or Partial Shutdown Mode

4:56pm July 01, 2017

by Scott Neuman

New Jersey, Maine and Illinois couldn't resolve budget impasses, while Washington and Alaska managed eleventh-hour deals.

The Maine Legislature established a high-risk pool for insuring patients with expensive medical conditions, partly funded with a surcharge on all policyholders in the state.

Secret To Maine's Touted High-Risk Pool? Enough Money

1:55pm May 17, 2017

by Patty Wight

GOP legislators say Maine's "invisible high-risk pool" was a good model for how to insure people who have pre-existing conditions. Critics say Maine's program was much better funded than the GOP plan.

Workers' gear hangs inside Lobster Trap's facility in Steuben, Maine.

Maine's Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.

10:26am April 21, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback opposes legislative efforts to expand the state's Medicaid program.

With Obamacare Here to Stay, Some States Revive Medicaid Expansion

2:54pm April 02, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The failure of the Republican health care plan gave new energy to state-level efforts to expand Medicaid. We look at three states where that may happen — Kansas, Maine and Virginia.

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The Oxford Comma: Great For Listing, Pontificating, And Winning Court Cases

8:02pm March 16, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

An appeals court dispute between a Maine dairy company and its delivery drivers came down to a single punctuation mark — or rather, the lack of it. Count it a win for the controversial comma.

A woman walks in whiteout conditions in Boston on Thursday. Sunday's forecast promises similarly daunting conditions, as a winter storm bears down on the Northeast.

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Winter Storm Socks The Northeast With Snow ... Again

4:46pm February 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

As much as 2 feet of snow is expected in Maine, and some 3,000 flights nationwide have already been canceled. The approach of the big storm follows on the heels of a winter blast just days ago.

Portland's Gulf of Maine Research Institute has designed a trawl net that aims to target species that can still be profitable while avoiding cod.

Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net

4:32pm December 13, 2016

by Fred Bever

A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.