Business owners say they can’t afford to pay workers the high wages necessary to keep up with rising housing prices, and even when they can, there’s nowhere for employees to live.
Taylor Nichols is a Roy W. Howard Fellow covering statewide housing issues for The Maine Monitor. Prior to joining The Monitor, Taylor worked for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland while completing her master’s in data journalism. She also covered housing for Street Sense Media in Washington, D.C.
Taylor is passionate about making data publicly available and easy to understand, and believes in using local reporting to empower residents to create change in their communities. Her work has been recognized by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Pulitzer Center.
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