For some voters, one candidate may appear in a better light simply because they dislike the alternative.
Steve Ericson
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics
Just three weeks ago, tracking services pegged the movie for a $70 million debut, which would still have been down a fair amount from ‘Joker’s’ record-breaking $96.2 million launch in 2019.
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Posted inNation & World
As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
While Americans continue to struggle under high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in the next five years.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine launched its first Inflation Reduction Act rebates. What’s next?
The new funding could fill some gaps, but bandwidth for actually using the money at the local level may remain a challenge.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating 4 child deaths. Here are the takeaways.
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability presented its final report to the Legislature last week. Lawmakers wanted to know: What could the child welfare office have done differently?
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Why is building and renovating schools so expensive?
Maine Department of Education data of state-funded major construction projects shows how costs have grown in recent years.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Farmington’s only homeless shelter closed in 2020. Efforts to open a new one have failed.
In western Maine, services are provided through a decentralized patchwork of nonprofits, school liaisons and other assistance programs.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Do you know the 3 branches of government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education
Over the past few years, a small but growing number of states have begun requiring students at publicly funded colleges to complete a civics requirement.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pipeline explosion near Houston erupts in a towering flame, forcing evacuations
A massive pipeline fire in suburban Houston has been shooting a towering flame into the air for hours
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season