Stories about Muskie School of Public Service
Hospitals take on building projects despite MaineCare debt
As drivers pass through Augusta on Interstate 95, Maine’s newest hospital comes into view just off Exit 113. Four stories of brick and gleaming glass now stand in what was once a grassy field, a $322 million project just months away from opening to patients as the Alfond Center for ...
Medical officials target Somerset County’s poor health rankings
PALMYRA, Maine — Somerset County ranks near the top among Maine counties in a lot of ways, but some of the county’s numbers in the medical and health realm are of rather dubious distinction. With the county tied for having the most overweight residents of any county and dead last ...
Officials may set bond amounts without full criminal history
By Emily Guerin, Mary Helen Miller, Naomi Schalit and John Christie ©Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting on March 23, 2011, at 11:23 p.m.
Part 2 of 4 In December 2010, police in Cumberland County tried to stop a speeder. He led them on a chase and ended up crashing on an I-95 exit ramp. The local bail commissioner was told the charges were driving at a criminal speed and operating with a suspended ...
Study: Wind power creates 240 Maine jobs per year
The Associated Press on March 04, 2011, at 2:25 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A new study says wind-power projects created or supported an average of 240 jobs a year over the last seven years. Former Maine State Economist Charles Colgan, now a professor at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service, presented his study Thursday as wind-power ...
LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’
Maine Sports Hall of Fame member, DJ Dana Wilson convicted of child pornography possession
Community members rally in memory of Nichole Cable; events, fundraisers planned
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
The scramble to fill the 2nd District seat if Mike Michaud runs for governor
Rep. Diane Russell’s fool’s errand
How the omnibus energy bill will benefit Maine
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
UMaine trails Binghamton 8-2 in suspended game at America East baseball tourney
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East tourney; to resume at 2 p.m.
Brewer softball players brighten games with orange sunglasses
Decorated Howland war hero Samuel Deeds finalist for NASCAR honor
‘All That’ actress Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong out apartment window on 36th floor
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance
Get all dressed up for the season’s salad days
Music video about “untold stories of Lewiston” features local fire scenes