Caitlin Andrews
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Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates
The state concluded one driver's "LUVTOFU" plate can be seen as a reference to sex instead of admiration for bean curd. → Read More
A Mainer with terminal cancer meticulously planned her death. This is how she lived.
Karen Wentworth believed people should control their own deaths. Facing terminal cancer, she lived to define her own ending. → Read More
Maine begins removing those naughty license plates
It's a headscratcher how the descendants of Puritans ended up with some of the raunchiest license plate messages. → Read More
The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will get to Mainers more like flu shots
The state doesn't anticipate setting up mass vaccination sites for this fall's round of COVID booster shots. → Read More
The state kept 2 rural veterans homes open but may not be able to save them
There's just six months left for a work group to report to the state Legislature on how to keep veterans' homes in Machias and Caribou open. → Read More
Maine hospitals still aren't complying with federal price-transparency law
Penalties for noncompliance can be steep, but only two U.S. hospitals in the country have been dinged as of August. → Read More
Janet Mills lobbies Congress to slow Jared Golden's tribal-rights measure
Gov. Janet Mills is arguing that a tribal sovereignty effort should be negotiated between the state and tribes before moving forward. → Read More
Supreme Court’s EPA decision will undermine Maine’s climate actions
Attorney General Aaron Frey blasted the decision, saying it undermines Maine’s efforts to mitigate climate change. → Read More
A Republican governor and wrenching testimony guaranteed abortion rights in Maine
Republican Gov. John McKernan secured Maine's abortion rights by signing the 1993 Reproductive Privacy Act. → Read More
Maine COVID-19 vaccine clinic sees ‘tears of joy’ from parents of young children
Parents who rushed to get their young children vaccinated this week said the milestone was a relief after a long wait. → Read More
Maine voters are divided on whom to hold accountable for economic woes
With rising inflation expected to persist into the fall, Mainers are keeping the economy in mind before entering the voting booth. → Read More
4 storylines to watch in Maine’s Tuesday elections
Maine Democrats have led in early voting for the primary and have been spending in big races so far this year. → Read More
Maine Guard members returned from overseas this winter. Now the military says they owe $91K.
The military says it failed to stop paying members of a Brewer-based Maine Guard unit at their higher deployment rate once they returned home. → Read More
Competition and supply chain issues could stunt rural Maine's broadband progress
Getting the supplies needed to build the projects is also expected to be a challenge as communities look to increase connectivity all at once. → Read More
Kids under 5 could pose major challenge for Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine effort
A third of parents said they will not vaccinate their children between the ages of 5 to 11, while 12 percent will only do so if required for school. → Read More
3 questions that will decide the fate of the CMP corridor
Depending on the decisions in the two cases, the CMP project could be either revived or killed for good. → Read More
The COVID-19 vaccine ‘boot work’ that reversed huge racial disparities in Maine
Health experts say it took aggressive outreach and the patience to establish trust among racial minorities to overcome hesitancy. → Read More
The man who feeds the Maine State House leaves his cafe after 2 decades
Richard Desjardins is not happy to leave. → Read More
Janet Mills tests positive for COVID-19
The governor tested positive after developing a scratchy throat, according to her office. → Read More
Maine lawmakers keep tribal sovereignty effort alive after veto threat from Janet Mills
Their options will include passing it and risking a veto, watering it down or allowing it to die. → Read More