Jessica Piper, Author at Bangor Daily News

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COVID-19 wastewater rates in Maine keep rising alongside hospitalizations

by Jessica Piper 34 mins agoMay 16, 2022

Wastewater in York, Cumberland and Androscoggin counties show levels of COVID-19 at the highest they have been since early February.

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Vaccines could have prevented an estimated 1,100 COVID-19 deaths in Maine

by Jessica Piper May 14, 2022May 13, 2022

Another poll shows Janet Mills locked in tight race with Paul LePage

by Jessica Piper May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Chloe Maxmin sits in a chair during a legislative session

A young lawmaker’s book gets national buzz but angers Maine Democrats

by Jessica Piper May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Competing abortion bills show big differences between Susan Collins and Democrats

by Jessica Piper May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Rows of legislators listen to a livestream of Gov. Janet Mills

See how often Maine lawmakers vote against their parties

by Jessica Piper May 9, 2022May 8, 2022

Rows of lawmakers sit in the State House in Augusta

Swing votes are disappearing from the Maine Legislature

by Jessica Piper May 9, 2022May 8, 2022

A woman holds a blue sign that reads "abortion is health care"

Maine’s senators want abortion rights protected. They don’t want to end the filibuster to do it.

by Jessica Piper May 4, 2022May 3, 2022

Janet Mills extends fundraising edge over Paul LePage in early 2022

by Jessica Piper May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Hear Susan Collins predict Roe would survive just after Trump cemented high-court majority

by Jessica Piper May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Maine GOP’s 2022 strategy relies on tricky balance between economy and culture wars

by Jessica Piper May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Susan Collins backs Paul LePage and hammers Democrats at GOP convention

by Jessica Piper April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Maine GOP platform calls for limits on LGBTQ discussions in schools

by Jessica Piper April 29, 2022May 1, 2022

COVID-19 keeps rising in Portland’s wastewater despite declines elsewhere

by Jessica Piper April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

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Mainers caught COVID-19 at one of the lowest rates in the nation

by Jessica Piper April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Voters wait in the Cross Insurance Center on Election Day in 2021.

Maine is about to open party primaries to hundreds of thousands more voters

by Jessica Piper April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

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Latest ‘stealth variant’ offshoot begins driving COVID-19 cases in Maine

by Jessica Piper April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

Sales aren’t growing fast enough to meet Maine’s ambitious electric vehicle goal

by Jessica Piper April 24, 2022April 25, 2022

Budget writers advance Janet Mills’ gaming deal with tribes, but doom sovereignty bill

by Jessica Piper April 22, 2022April 23, 2022

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Amount of COVID-19 detected in Maine’s wastewater at highest level since February

by Jessica Piper April 21, 2022April 21, 2022