See where Maine’s outsized share of $460M in federal earmarks is going Maine is getting $328 per resident from federal earmarks, the second highest per-capita amount in the nation. ByDaniel O'Connor Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily NewsFebruary 17, 2026
Maine Republican plans to call for probe into alleged interpreter fraud Maine’s expenditures on interpreter services were first flagged by a federal agent as entering the territory of waste, abuse or fraud in 2020. BySawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily NewsDecember 26, 2025