Maine journalist. Formerly @mainemonitor, @tennessean, @bangordailynews. DM for Signal.
Biddeford, ME
Joined March 2013
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Here's a video of a Maine State Police trooper sitting on a handcuffed man and punching him in the face. The MSP investigated, found the trooper did nothing wrong, and promoted him for the first time in 16 years. Read the BDN/Monitor investigation. themainemonitor.org/trooper-…...
Here's our analysis comparing video footage from the arrest with the police reports written about it. The police report narratives diverge from the visual record at several key points. themainemonitor.org/police-d…...
Federal data tells a very different story about DHHS and child welfare in Maine than the one I hear being told by politicians. My latest for the @mainemonitor. themainemonitor.org/dhhs-mov…
Eye-opening story by @sawyerloftus18. Maine is unique in excluding people in public housing from eviction assistance funds, so instead of helping a woman who owed $950 in back rent, taxpayers spent $55,000 to house her in a homeless shelter for two years. bangordailynews.com/2024/12/…
Wrote about how the Maine Supreme Court must decide about disciplining a sitting justice, a first. I also found that Justice Connors seems to still have a financial stake in one of Maine's largest law firms, which also lobbies the legislature. themainemonitor.org/uncharte…
In a quarter of Maine House races, one of the major parties didn’t bother to run a candidate. For this story, I talked with a Maine lawmaker running for a fourth term that has never faced an opponent — either in the primary or general. themainemonitor.org/one-majo…
I went deep on a story that shows how a Maine town’s desire to fix its workforce housing crisis rises or falls on the machinations of its wealthy donor class (who only live there a few months a year). From Mount Desert Island for the @mainemonitor
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For the @mainemonitor, I caught up with the state's first public defender's office. The Capitol Region PD office isn't just providing legal counsel, it's making waves and "challenging pieces of a criminal investigation that haven’t been challenged before."
In nearly 900 Maine criminal cases, defendants have no court-appointed attorneys. The state's first public defender's office hopes to find a way out of the crisis.
READ: buff.ly/4chO4SE
Really good reporting from @RoseLundyyy, per usual
The third part of my series for @mainemonitor and @propublica found the Maine health department rarely inspected care facilities after 115 cases in which residents “unsafely wandered” away. themainemonitor.org/wanderin…
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ICYMI, for the @mainemonitor I wrote about a case in which DHHS never provided the mother of a severely disabled child the nursing support she was legally entitled to. Instead, it moved to terminate her parental rights because she couldn't care for the child.
A recent court ruling, which one attorney called the most important child protective ruling in decades, shows how Maine’s lack of services can result in parents losing custody over their children.
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Congrats @RoseLundyyy! Also, read this story if you haven't yet.
In the category of enterprise or investigative (single story) reporting, congratulations to @RoseLundyyy/@MaineMonitor for winning first place for: “Maine Rarely Sanctions Residential Care Facilities Even After Severe Abuse or Neglect Incidents” propublica.org/article/maine…
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The amount of defendants without attorneys in ME is past the point of "crisis". Some attorneys are arguing the state needs to stop bringing so many cases. "No consequences for continuing to bring charges without regard for the ability to staff them” themainemonitor.org/criminal…
ICYMI, I wrote about the tension between transparency and confidentiality in child welfare and the secret nature of Maine's child welfare system. A few Maine papers have run this story, but you can find it without a paywall at @mainemonitor. themainemonitor.org/calls-fo…
Just a friendly reminder, Maine's news organizations are free to run stories from @mainemonitor. The @PressHerald has two of our stories on the top of its homepage today, including this one by me. Steal our stuff! pressherald.com/2024/05/02/l…
Leaf helped me round up some bills for @mainemonitor
Maine Monitor government accountability reporter @thejoshkeefe took a look at three labor and housing bills from Maine's 131st Legislature in our legislative wrap-up.
Read his recaps: themainemonitor.org/legislat…
I'm pleased to share that today is my first day with @mainemonitor. I'll be on the government accountability beat, so please send all tips/musings/rants about Maine government to [email protected]. I'll respond when the power comes back on!
