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Topics covered by The Maine Monitor

The Maine Monitor is dedicated to delivering high-quality, nonpartisan investigative and explanatory journalism to inform Mainers about issues impacting our state and empower them to be engaged citizens.

2024 Elections Hub

An elderly woman looks at an eviction notice on her door.

Aging Care in Maine

Solar panels on a hill

Climate Monitor

A mostly empty courtroom with only the judge and a court employee in the room.

Courts & Public Safety in Maine

Water flows over the East Elm Street Dam.

Dams in Maine

offshore wind turbines in the ocean

Electric Utilities

Mount Katahdin seen in the distance.

Environment across Maine

exterior of the white house

Federal Government

Martha Spiess stands in a brook to collect a water sample to assess PFAS contamination levels

Forever Chemicals: Impacts on Maine

A police car sits in the middle of the road.

Gun Safety in Maine

A nurse walks past a desk within the interior of a nursing home

Health Care in Maine

Exterior of Colby College and its clock tower

Higher Education in Maine

books sorted in bins by subject in a classroom

K-12 Education in Maine

A pair of hands holding a crystal.

Lithium & Mining in Maine

Members of the Lewiston city council and planning board attend a joint meeting.

Local Government

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Maine’s 131st Legislature

The exterior entrance sign to the Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Maine’s Healthcare System

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Money & Business in Maine

A blue sign along the Maine Turnpike in Kittery reads: "Maine. Welcome Home. The way life should be."

New Mainers

A medical kit containing narcan and other similar products.

Opioids in Maine

Three students' hands are raised in the air.

Race & Gender in Maine

Rural News Coverage

Aerial view of Camden Harbor showing how close a parking lot and public grass area is to the water.

Sea rise impacts on Maine

Cooper Flagg prepares to throw down a dunk during a basketball game.

Sports in Maine

The black dome of the Maine State House stands among the trees.

State Government

A Downeaster train prepares to pull into a station.

Transportation in Maine

A woman beats a hand-held drum as part of a Passamaquoddy cultural event

Wabanaki Nations