Did you know that highly-skilled window washers make six figures, or that the rigs they work from are tailor-made to each skyscraper? If you didn't, check out my story in today's @southsideweekly.bsky.social on what it takes to keep Chicago's skyline sparkling: southsideweekly.com/the-workers-...

NEW: In a letter that cited ProPublica’s reporting, Sens. Rick Scott and Kirsten Gillibrand asked Secretary Pete Hegseth for more information about the military’s drug supply and its reliance on foreign manufacturers.

Sens. Rick Scott and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social warn the Department of Defense that the United States' overreliance on foreign generic drug manufacturing poses an “existential risk” to the military. My latest for @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/sena...

Catch my byline in this @propublica.org story, and check out their Rx Inspector app! Do you know where your generic prescription drugs were made? 🔎

Jake Brown still faces criminal charges, but this deal virtually guarantees that Brown’s former clients will only get pennies on the dollar back relative to what they lost. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/04/30/b...

An important story from @bangordailynews.bsky.social reporter Jules Walkup: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/21/m...

Maine said it wouldn't break state law to follow President Donald Trump's order barring transgender girls from playing girls' sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.

A municipal bond proposal is the latest in a slew of efforts Rockland officials have put forward to alleviate its housing shortage: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/10/b...

It takes roughly $100 to keep one shelter bed in Maine open per night with the associated administrative and support services.

A large federal building in Augusta and the historic U.S. Custom House in Portland are on a list published by the federal government, but it's unclear what will happen next.

Theres a story about me today in the Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social Thanks to @zaraleinorman.bsky.social for taking an interest and pursuing a story about what I'm passionate about! www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/03/b...

A rural mobile home park could be Maine's 3rd to be bought by residents under new law www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/27/b...

The effort to censure Rep. Laurel Libby came after she made social media posts about a transgender student at Greely High School.

A champion of public access to government records, Judy Meyer was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003 and inducted into the Maine Press Association’s Hall of Fame in 2022.

A Maine ski town being overtaken by pricey vacation homes will consider regulating short-term rentals on Wednesday. But town officials have already decided against capping them. More: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/24/b...

Our live blog on the fallout from Trump’s threat: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/21/p...

President Trump said he will continue to restrict The Associated Press’ access to his events and news conferences until the outlet goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico in its reports. He acknowledged that the move was a presidential retaliation against AP's editorial policy.

The loan comes after the residents raised $8 million to beat out a corporate investor and buy their own mobile home park.

Bangor mobile home park residents will get a $3 million loan to develop 28 of their empty lots. The hope is this will lower lot rents and pull some public housing tenants into homeownership, freeing up units in a city squeezed for options. Story: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/b...