Jordan Wolman

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Jordan Wolman is an intern with The Maine Monitor. He graduated with a journalism degree from Lehigh University in December 2020. While there, Jordan served as the editor-in-chief of The Brown and White, Lehigh's student newspaper, and reported on the lack of internet access in rural Pennsylvania through a Pulitzer Center grant. Jordan also has experience covering the Pennsylvania Capitol for outlets like Spotlight PA and The Morning Call. His work has won statewide and national awards.

A man holds a sign during a protest outside the Maine State House. The reads: "Quarantine: When you isolate the sick and susceptible. Tyranny: When you quarantine health individuals and businesses."

Lawmakers look to rebalance power amid an extended state of emergency

Mainers have lived in a state of emergency for the past year — the longest period in at least 24 years. Republicans are now looking to change how governors can apply their emergency powers.

BySamantha Hogan Jordan Wolman Rose Lundy

March 28, 2021

A screenshot of participants of the virtual MaineCare Health and Human Services committee meeting.

Study recommends re-evaluating most MaineCare rates every five years

Medical providers have long felt the methodology to determine how much they get paid from Maine’s Medicaid program was flawed. Armed with new data, the state must decide if and when to make changes.

ByJordan Wolman

March 21, 2021

People walk towards and away from the entrance to the Mount Desert Island Hospital.

As more people enroll in MaineCare, they may face fewer options for care

Maine lags behind other states in how much it reimburses health facilities for treating its lowest-income residents. Without change, providers fear they can’t afford to continue.

ByJordan Wolman

February 27, 2021

Courthouse statue has Kennebec County officials searching for an answer

Melville Fuller, a Maine native, rose to become chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, but an 1896 decision leaves some wondering whether honoring him on courthouse grounds is proper.

ByJordan Wolman

December 6, 2020