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 for 13 years. 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: How does a woman die alone in a Wells mobile home without anyone knowing for 2.5 years? How does a convicted rapist from Massachusetts disappear before his sentencing and then live quietly in Gorham for 34 years before being caught? How does a husband in Bath respond when his wife develops early-onset Alzheimer’s disease? 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.
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PublishedApril 11, 2014
LePage’s plan for special ‘Open for Business Zones’ rejected by Senate
The governor calls the vote ‘the latest attack by job-killing liberal politicians.’
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PublishedApril 11, 2014
Medicaid expansion bill dies, can’t overcome LePage veto
The bill would have extended care to more than 60,000 low-income Mainers. LePage said he didn’t trust the federal government to follow through on its promise to pay for it.
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PublishedApril 10, 2014
Angus King vote fuels talk of a switch to Republicans
But the independent Maine senator says he’ll decide after the elections based on what’s best for his state.
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PublishedApril 10, 2014
Medicare paid 14 Maine doctors at least $1 million each in 2012
And payments statewide totaled $300 million that year, according to data made public for the first time – but much of it goes to costs, not profits.
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PublishedApril 8, 2014
House bill makes LePage’s welfare reforms unlikely
Democrats squeak through a compromise different from one passed by the Senate, making a deal a long shot.
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PublishedApril 8, 2014
Complaint challenges legality of Canadian company’s medication sales to Mainers
In a case affecting those in need of cheaper drugs, the head of a state pharmacy group alleges the Canadian firm’s sales are illegal.
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PublishedApril 6, 2014
A candidate’s boast: Just look at all the ‘likes’ (when Facebook’s paid to promote)
Independent gubernatorial hopeful Eliot Cutler said he was blowing away the competition online, but a deeper look at the social media numbers tells a different story.
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PublishedApril 4, 2014
Supreme Court ruling on campaign contributions may force Maine to change its law
The state’s $25,000 aggregate cap on donations to Maine candidates and committees may now be unconstitutional.
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PublishedApril 2, 2014
Maine lawmakers may keep some in-question highway signs
Transportation Committee members say they want to develop a policy that still accommodates some existing business-related signs that are in violation of federal standards.
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PublishedApril 2, 2014
Maine appeals reversal of DEP chief’s wind farm decision
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy had nullified the DEP chief’s decision about noise complaints.
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