Josh Keefe

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Josh Keefe is a government accountability reporter for The Maine Monitor with a focus on Maine’s child welfare system and indigent defense system.

Previously, he worked as an investigative reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville and Bangor Daily News. Originally from Veazie, he now lives in Portland.

His accountability reporting on Tennessee’s child welfare system, Maine county law enforcement, and the Maine Army National Guard has been recognized by the Sidney Hillman Foundation, New England First Amendment Coalition, Maine Press Association and Tennessee Press Association.

Contact Josh with questions, concerns or story ideas: joMEMONsh themainemonitor org

Language(s) Spoken: English

High court: Maine wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights because she couldn’t find an affordable home

Child welfare authorities said the mother’s inability to move from New Mexico to Maine made her an unfit parent. The state’s highest court disagreed with that finding on Tuesday.

ByJosh Keefe

August 19, 2026

Troy Jackson smiles while standing at the podium during the convention.

‘Somewhere between a highwire act and a moonlanding’: Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson in unprecedented U.S. Senate nomination

Maine Democrats used an unfamiliar process to choose a familiar face as their replacement nominee for one of the most closely watched races in the country.

ByJosh Keefe Matt Junker

July 25, 2026

Maine state trooper was suspended for punching handcuffed woman in the face

The Maine State Police sustained an excessive force complaint for the first time in a decade three months after a Maine Monitor/Bangor Daily News investigation called its practices into question.

ByJosh Keefe Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

July 22, 2026

Yellow sunflowers and white candles adorn a memorial for. the man who was shot by immigration agents.

‘They keep killing people’: Grief and anger follow Biddeford ICE shooting

Hundreds of people gathered at protests in Southern Maine after a man was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Biddeford on Monday.

ByMegan Blonigen Sean Scott Josh Keefe

July 14, 2026

Susan Collins walking through the US Captiol.

Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins

The level of billionaire funding shows how the race, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, has drawn interest and funding from some of the wealthiest people in the world.

ByJosh Keefe

June 11, 2026

See the 97 billionaires and their spouses backing Susan Collins

The list comes from a Maine Monitor analysis of Federal Election Commission campaign finance data.

ByJosh Keefe

June 11, 2026

Maine court wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights to 5 children, high court rules

A Newport District Court judge erred when he based his decision on testimony that the mother had failed two drug tests, despite the fact that no evidence of the results were ever produced, the Maine Supreme Court found.

ByJosh Keefe

May 22, 2026