Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2024
Pingree, Golden vote against Trump-backed budget deal
Three of Maine’s 4 members of Congress had been ready to support a budget plan before President-elect Donald Trump intervened earlier this week.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2024
Here’s how a federal shutdown could affect Maine
Congress faces a Friday night deadline to pass a spending bill after the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
Gov. Mills names first director of Maine’s Office of New Americans
Tarlan Ahmadov, who currently oversees statewide employment programs at the Maine Department of Labor, will begin his new role in January.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
Gun safety advocates credit Maine for post-Lewiston reforms
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence upgraded its assessment of Maine’s gun laws from a D-minus to a C-plus based on laws passed this year, while also calling for more action.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2024
Maine officially casts its Electoral College votes for Harris, Trump
Three votes were cast each for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and one vote each for Donald Trump and JD Vance.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2024
Maine will join other states in casting Electoral College votes Tuesday
Maine’s 4 electors will meet at the State House to cast ballots for president and vice president.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2024
Mainers with ties to Syria celebrate fall of Assad regime
Bashar al-Assad’s regime was reportedly responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Syrian civilians from the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in March 2011 to June 2024.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2024
Portland, state clash over millions of dollars in shelter funding
Portland leaders say a proposal to change General Assistance funding could cost the city $4.4 million a year. The state accuses the city of overbilling for shelter funds.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty
A report released Thursday calls for more equity in the labor market to close the gender pay gap and improve women’s access to higher paying jobs.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2024
Feds announce permanent extension of asylum seeker work permits
Sen. Angus King, Rep. Chellie Pingree and Gov. Janet Mills recently asked federal officials to extend the maximum amount of time eligible immigrants and asylum seekers have for extensions on work permit renewals, from 180 days to 540.
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