Troy Jackson punched a man and pushed his partner in 1988, police report says
Lana Pelletier, the U.S. Senate candidate’s partner of 40 years, now denies telling police that Jackson pushed her after a fight.
Troy Jackson owed $4,600 in back income taxes during his run for governor
The stumble surfaced just as Jackson prepares to run one of the most closely watched Senate campaigns in the country.
Judge admonishes ICE for misleading him about an immigrant detained in Maine
The ruling comes amid a wave of judicial rebukes in response to the agency’s hard-charging tactics under President Donald Trump.
Bobby Charles ran a bureau that spent billions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Watchdogs say it failed.
Charles is leading Maine Republican gubernatorial polls on the strength of his resume managing a highly scrutinized part of the Bush-era wars. A dozen federal audits paint a starkly different picture of his record than he does on the campaign trail.
USDA targets Maine homeowners with new wave of foreclosure filings
This is the second time in a year the agency has specifically targeted Maine with a wave of filings.
Watchdog criticizes Maine’s management of billions in Medicaid funding
The findings from State Auditor Matt Dunlap’s office come amid a torrent of calls for increased scrutiny of how the state spends its MaineCare dollars and allegations of fraud.
Penalties pile up for poor Mainers facing stalled USDA foreclosures
Many already owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time the USDA filed for foreclosure because it waited years to prosecute their cases.