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@themainemonitor.bsky.social
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
26 days ago
#Maine
spent $3M in
#opioid
settlement funds in 2025, according to new data, leaving more than $19M in funds that have yet to be spent.
@emilykbader.bsky.social
sits down with NewsCenter Maine to discuss how those funds are being spent.
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
about 1 month ago
Earlier this year, local governments across
#Maine
were required to report how they spent their
#opioid
settlement funds for the first time.
@emilykbader.bsky.social
breaks down what the data shows for free here:
themainemonitor.org/local-govern...
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How much is Maine spending on addiction treatment and recovery?
Here’s how Maine’s counties, cities and towns used their opioid settlement funds in 2025, and who was involved in the decisions.
https://themainemonitor.org/local-government-opioid-settlement-2025-charts/
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
about 1 month ago
#Maine
spent $3M in
#opioid
settlement funds in 2025 on projects ranging from
#addiction
treatment in jails to prevention workshops in schools, leaving more than $19M that has yet to be spent, with another $50M coming in the next dozen years. Read more from
@emilykbader.bsky.social
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Local governments spent $3M in opioid settlement funds in 2025
Money from the opioid settlement funds went to addiction treatment in jails, behavioral health workers, recovery centers and more.
https://themainemonitor.org/local-governments-spent-3m-opioid-settlement-funds/
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
2 months ago
Voters approved a
#redflaglaw
in
#Maine
last November and it's set to take effect in February, offering a new way to temporarily remove
#guns
from those who appear to be suicidal or pose harm.
@emilykbader.bsky.social
sits down with
@newscentersmaine.bsky.social
to discuss how it will work.
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
3 months ago
Maine’s new
#redflag
law, which was approved by voters in November, is set to take effect next month, offering a new way to temporarily remove
#guns
from people who appear to be suicidal or pose a risk of harm to others. Read more from
@emilykbader.bsky.social
for free 👇
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Maine’s red flag law goes live in February. What will that look like?
Supporters of Maine's recently approved red flag law say it’s a critical tool for preventing gun violence.
https://themainemonitor.org/red-flag-law-starts-february/
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
3 months ago
The Maine Attorney General’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond “quickly and creatively” to urgent funding requests. Read more from
@emilykbader.bsky.social
for free below 👇
themainemonitor.org/maine-ag-off...
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How Maine's AG office is spending opioid settlement money
The attorney general’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond “quickly and creatively” to urgent funding requests.
https://themainemonitor.org/maine-ag-office-opioid-spending/
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
6 months ago
#Maine
Monitor reporter
@emilykbader.bsky.social
follows up her referendum questions story with how Maine's prisoners could be affected by the passing of Question 1. To read more for free, click the link below.
themainemonitor.org/question-1-c...
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Question 1 could stop Maine prisoners from voting
The referendum question would require voters to show IDs that prisoners currently can’t have.
https://themainemonitor.org/question-1-could-stop-maine-prisoners-from-voting/
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
6 months ago
Monitor reporter
@emilykbader.bsky.social
will be sitting down for a conversation on Monday October 20th with Bates College faculty to talk about the two referendum questions on the ballot this election. Visit the link below for more information and to register.
bates.givepulse.com/event/690958
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
6 months ago
#Maine
voters will decide on two referendum questions. Question 2 would create a process allowing family to petition the courts to remove weapons from an individual at risk of harm to themselves or others.
@emilykbader.bsky.social
has what you need to know.
themainemonitor.org/2025-state-r...
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
6 months ago
On Nov. 4,
#Maine
voters will decide on two referendum questions. Question 1 proposes changes to voter ID and absentee voting rules. As in-person absentee voting begins, reporter
@emilykbader.bsky.social
breaks down what you need to know. Read her story for free:
themainemonitor.org/2025-state-r...
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
6 months ago
More older Mainers died by
#gun
suicide than they did in car crashes over 15 years. The numbers in
#Maine
represent a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the U.S. Read more from
@emilykbader.bsky.social
for free at the link below.
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How Maine's rates of gun suicide compare to national trends
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than in car crashes over a 15-year period, data that mirrors a troubling trend across the country.
https://themainemonitor.org/maine-suicide-rates/
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Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
6 months ago
@emilykbader.bsky.social
appeared on
@newscentersmaine.bsky.social
to talk about her latest story on the increase in
#gun
#suicide
deaths among older people in
#Maine
. To read her full story, click the link below.
themainemonitor.org/maine-suicid...
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Emily Bader
Aaron Mendelson
6 months ago
Sobering story from
@themainemonitor.org
on the high rates of gun suicides among older Mainers. They're the first newsroom to use a new Gun Violence Data Hub dataset to localize a story on this subject.
themainemonitor.org/maine-suicid...
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How Maine's rates of gun suicide compare to national trends
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than in car crashes over a 15-year period, data that mirrors a troubling trend across the country.
https://themainemonitor.org/maine-suicide-rates/
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