When Graham Platner was in high school, his class voted him “most likely to start a revolution.” Our government accountability reporter Josh Keefe was one of his classmates, and recounts this detail, along with Platner’s unsuccessful campaign for student-body president, in a new story out this weekend.
Josh has spent the past several months reporting on Maine's U.S. Senate race, talking to more than 50 people, including Platner and Gov. Janet Mills. His story, published in partnership with NOTUS, dives deep into both candidates’ campaigns to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, a race that has become perhaps the country’s clearest referendum on how Democrats should be responding to Donald Trump’s brand of politics.
We also have a story about a Maine mobile home park where residents have lived under a boil water order for nearly three years. Six current and former residents told us they stopped consuming the water altogether, refusing to let children play under a sprinkler or plant a garden because of the bacteria and “forever chemicals” that have been found in the water.
Another story looks at a tipline Maine set up during the January immigration enforcement surge to collect information about potential civil rights violations by federal agents. Our reporter found that instead, they got a lot of spam, including memes and a picture of feces.
We also have reporting on a western Maine town looking for ways to expand its local housing supply, the latest on Washington County’s budget, and more.
Thank you, as always, for reading. Let us know what you think.
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