Dispatch: How faith drives rural voters

New poll shows how faith drives rural voters in battleground states

The poll surveyed rural voters in 13 states, including Maine, finding a quarter are driven by faith, not finances.

April 29: Monitor Local editor Judy Meyer will lead a panel discussion during a Monitor Talks event at Greene Blocks+Studio in Waterville about Maine’s quirky local home rule governance structure. The event is in cooperation with Colby College and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Register to attend in-person or virtually.

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Save the date: Rose Lundy, a health reporter with The Maine Monitor, will host an AMA at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, on Reddit about what’s contributing to years of financial losses by Northern Light Health, which operates nine hospitals across much of rural Maine.

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