Unemployed workers have started being told their job training tuition may stop, but the state hasn't clarified its intentions. Read More
Gov. Paul LePage has decided to withhold what is likely more than $8 million in federal funding from three regional boards that oversee job training services for low-income adults, laid-off workers and struggling young adults. Read More
An increase in opioid prescriptions from 1999 to 2015 could account for about 20 percent of the observed decline in men’s labor force participation during that time. Read More
It's the second time the federal government has denied LePage's request. Read More
Here's where we have an edge over other places. Read More
It didn't investigate the deaths of any of the 133 people with developmental disabilities who died between January 2013 and June 2015, and failed to report suspicious deaths to law enforcement agencies to determine if crimes had been committed. Read More
How Maine jails fall short in easing a crisis they help perpetuate. Read More
It follows reporting last summer by the BDN’s Maine Focus team that found Maine was the only state to see a long-term increase in its infant mortality rate over the past two decades. Read More
They're rarely about actual combat. Read More
A BDN review of DHHS documents related to Judy Gopaul’s termination reveals an excessively complicated process, occasionally verging on farcical, for making decisions about how to respond to even the most minor questions from the public. Read More
The BDN’s Maine Focus team looked at what it would take for thousands more people to work. Here are five specific things we learned. Read More
If nothing changes, experts expect to see limited business expansion and economic growth. Read More
Here's a way for high school students to think deeply about where they come from and their role in their community. Read More
About 22 percent of calls -- 12,198 out of 54,904 calls -- weren’t answered on the first try in 2016. Read More
“I feel like the future of rural communities is the kids who are in the classroom right now.” Read More
People at the Magnetize Maine Summit will brainstorm ways to attract and keep more young people in Maine. Read More
We looked at the choices communities are making — or not making — about their future as part of a series called Rural Edges. Read More
We’d like to hear from you about your experience growing up in small-town Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis, upper Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington or Hancock counties. How did your hometown shape who you are today, and what has changed in your hometown throughout the years? Read More
The circumstances raise questions about transparency and accountability. Read More
It appears politicians are speaking in less complex sentences. Read More
