Gov. Paul LePage has proposed legislation that would raise the salaries for several positions in Maine State Police by 13 to 18 percent. This state database shows base pay, stipends and overtime earnings for state police employees in 2015.
Christian MilNeil
Christian MilNeil is a data reporter and online content producer. A graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, he studied math and economics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and joined the Press Herald in 2012. He’s especially interested in design, city politics, cartography and climate change. If you’re in Portland, you might see him bicycling to work, or just for fun.
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Interactive map: Maine’s 2016 Democratic caucus results
While Sen. Bernie Sanders won the majority of votes in most towns, races were more competitive in wealthy coastal communities and rural inland areas of central Maine.
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Trump and LePage among nation’s top Google searches during Thursday’s rally
The search terms “Donald Trump, Maine, Paul LePage” briefly reached No. 3 among Google’s most searched topics during the Portland campaign stop.
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Super Tuesday: complete election results
Maps and state-by-state election results for the Super Tuesday primary elections and caucuses.
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Interactive: See which types of vehicles are most popular with Mainers
Explore Maine’s car registration data: Fords and Chevys prevail statewide, while Toyotas are most popular in the state’s urban areas.
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Interactive: Explore Mainers’ contributions to presidential candidates
A searchable map and database on contributions by Mainers to candidates for president in the 2016 election.
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Maine heating fuel prices fall to lowest levels since 2004
This week’s heating fuel price survey by the Governor’s Energy Office also finds lower prices for kerosene and propane.
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Interactive: While America urbanized, Mainers went back to the land
Since 1950, a growing proportion of the American population has been moving to cities – but Mainers have bucked that trend.
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Interactive: Food insecurity in Maine and New England
Maine’s rates of food insecurity are generally higher than in other parts of New England.
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Interactive map: Maine’s slow gains in racial diversity
Though the state as a whole remains one of the nation’s oldest and least diverse, every Maine county has grown more diverse since 1970.