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In September, The Maine Monitor will support a new correspondent based in Washington, D.C. to report on Maine’s congressional delegation and how federal actions are impacting the state. 

With a nonpartisan journalist questioning congressional leaders face-to-face on behalf of Mainers, we will return local accountability reporting to the halls of Congress.

To support this initiative, we have a one-day challenge match today from long-time donors Rick and Ann Bresnahan, who will match every dollar donated in until 10 AM tomorrow up to a total of $5,000. We still need to raise $745 to meet this goal. 

Will you help us meet this challenge and cast a vote for putting local journalism back in Washington?

The Maine Monitor brings you free-to-read original investigative and in-depth reporting each week on our website and email newsletters. In addition to highlighting our original stories, in Maine's Daily Digest we share a curated snapshot of the day's significant news to keep you in touch with what's happening today in Maine. While The Maine Monitor does not place its content behind paywalls, some newsrooms we link to in this newsletter may. We encourage you to consider supporting these local Maine newsrooms.

Food businesses and shoppers seeing higher costs as tariffs hit | Portland Press Herald

Farmers struggle to keep crops and animals hydrated this summer | News Center Maine

Neighbors concerned after escapes from Long Creek Youth Development Center | WGME

Panel discusses looming rise in health care premiums for some Mainers | Spectrum News Maine   (Maine Monitor context: MaineCare recipients wonder if they’ll lose their insurance)

Tourism-related jobs remain down as average earnings rise, report says | WMTW

Program aims to help lobstermen start other businesses as industry struggles | Portland Press Herald

Maine veteran, oyster farmer launches bid to unseat Susan Collins | Spectrum News Maine

Invasive tick that can reproduce without mating found in Maine | WMTW

How 'Main Street' communities are reimagining downtowns in Maine | News Center Maine

One year later, Brunswick residents still fear impacts of PFAS spill | Times Record

Gorham to vote on $4M Amazon land sale at special meeting | News Center Maine

Anthem is partnering with for-profit primary care provider | Bangor Daily News

Maine Monitor partnering with NOTUS to support D.C. correspondent covering Maine delegation

The Maine Monitor will break a long-standing trend in Maine’s news industry by supporting a D.C.-based correspondent dedicated to covering Maine’s congressional delegation.

Maine’s daily newspapers once employed D.C.-based reporters dedicated solely to covering the state’s congressional delegation. No Maine-based news outlet, however, has maintained a D.C. correspondent in more than 15 years.

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Thanks for allowing me to provide you with a look at today's news. We'll be back with more tomorrow.

Have feedback or a correction? Let us know directly: george@themainemonitor.org.

The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization. We deliver Maine’s Daily Digest, a special curated look at important news from across Maine’s news organizations, as part of our commitment to ensuring Mainers have the information they need to be engaged citizens. 

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