Our newsroom periodically examines and tracks political and governmental spending occurring in Maine — from how much money a candidate is receiving (and where that money comes from) to how taxpayer dollars are being used.
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Dig into Maine counties’ stimulus spending with this ARPA project database
The Maine Monitor worked with the Investigative Reporting Workshop to analyze data from reports submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department. Take a look at the top spending categories and explore nearly 500 projects in our searchable table.
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‘A disaster from the start’: How delays have plagued Maine’s new campaign finance website in the middle of an election year
The delayed site rollout and lagging functionality means that work on the roughly $1 million project will stretch into 2027, even after improvements in recent weeks.
More money is going to 25 negative U.S. Senate ads in Maine than winter heating assistance for the entire state
The $46 million in heating aid funding has already been eclipsed by the amount of negative ad spending in the race featuring Susan Collins and Troy Jackson, with two weeks left before Election Day.
Bobby Charles said he is transparent but hasn’t released a full personal financial statement
The Republican nominee for governor is demanding transparency from other candidates, while his campaign has not sent his personal financial disclosure to The Maine Monitor as it said it would.
Maine ethics staff want to require candidates for governor to file personal financial statements
The proposed change follows reporting by The Maine Monitor this summer that highlighted an inconsistency in the state’s financial disclosure requirements.
Susan Collins and Troy Jackson have both navigated family lobbying ties, under different rules
It’s been nearly 20 years since the federal government put some restrictions on lobbying by family members. Maine and other states haven’t followed suit.