Matthew Dunlap sued the president’s voting integrity commission after it refused to share records with him, even though he was a member.
Eric Russell
Staff Writer
Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine since 2004. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions. Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
State funding change may complicate substance abuse treatment efforts
Providers worry they’ll have to deal with uncertainty and work with less money during an opioid addiction crisis as the DHHS imposes a fee-for-service model.
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Posted inMaine, News
At Portland protest of immigration policy, ‘so much rage’ they no longer can stay silent
A Facebook call to rally in Portland draws more than 200 people eager to take a stand against White House actions at the border that have sparked outrage across the country.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland fire station damaged by fire to be renovated this fall
The Allen Avenue station will undergo improvements that the city says will serve as a model for future renovations of other stations.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education, Science
Maine to get nearly $600,000 under ocean research program that escaped Trump budget cuts
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins make the announcement Thursday about the Maine Sea Grant College Program.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, Politics
Maine Democrats’ U.S. Senate candidate arrested, eventually released while trying to get into detention center at border
Zak Ringelstein, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Angus King, went to McAllen, Texas, with supplies he said he wanted to deliver to children separated from their parents. He was released early Saturday morning.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland city manager recommends building new shelter near Westbrook line
The 200-bed facility would be part of a homeless aid center with added services on the Barron Center campus, replacing the Oxford Street Shelter in Bayside, a source of rising tension.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Sen. Collins calls for White House to halt ‘inhumane’ practice of separating children from parents
Collins joins 12 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that says the Justice Department’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy is ‘the immediate cause of the crisis.’
Posted inMaine
Bus company says employee made mistake by saying riders had to be U.S. citizens
A Concord Coach Lines official says the employee in Bangor was caught off-guard with a question he was unprepared to answer.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers agree to return for special session, over LePage’s objections
House Republicans, the lone holdouts, agree to work on a supplemental budget and other matters as long as Medicaid expansion is voted on separately, but legislative actions could be upended by the governor.