Ben Chin and Esther Pew are back for the first podcast episode of 2025! The hosts discuss two petitions — regarding voting rights and a red flag law — that will potentially be on the 2025 ballot. " I' ...

A newly proposed voter suppression referendum, if implemented, could make voting more challenging for older Mainers, rural ...

With the incoming Trump Administration bringing uncertainty to the future of consumer and worker protections, Maine legislators have the opportunity to strengthen current economic policies or ...

When I sat down with my editor at the end of 2024 to chat about writing for the Beacon in 2025, she asked me what I care ...

Medical debt will no longer appear on credit reports, according to a new rule the federal Consumer Financial Protection ...

Josh Keefe is a government accountability reporter for The Maine Monitor with a focus on Maine’s child welfare system and indigent defense system. Previously, he worked as an investigative reporter ...

A lack of reliable transportation for some women veterans in Maine is preventing them from getting the services they need.