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Maine is suing a protester for allegedly disrupting services at Planned Parenthood. He’s part of a small group pushing to criminalize abortion.
The group was founded in 2023, after the Maine legislature passed a law expanding abortion access.
Maine’s food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts
At Neighbor’s Cupboard in Winterport, funding cuts aren’t the biggest challenge. It's keeping volunteers, especially as they get older.
Across the country, older men are dying at higher rates of gun suicide. Here’s what that looks like in Maine.
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over a 15-year period. The numbers represent a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the country.
See where all of Maine’s delivery wards and nursing homes have closed in the last decade
Two in five birthing units have closed, and one in four nursing homes have closed since 2015, forcing people to travel greater distances for care.
Maine research groups rewrite grant proposals, shift priorities to align with federal guidelines
“The minute the election happened, we started trying to change how we spoke about our work.”
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