#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.

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...

#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 👇

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.

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 👇

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...

#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...

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

#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...

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...

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.

@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...

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...