Acadia National Park would close and heating assistance for the poor could be affected, but with few federal employees and facilities, most Mainers may not notice a short shutdown.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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LePage’s support for offshore drilling may undermine effort to exempt areas off Maine
Governor is at odds with state’s congressional delegation, which is backing a bill to stop the Trump administration’s plan
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Trump administration says it will destroy voter data collected by commission
The move by the White House is the latest round in a legal fight over the bid by Maine’s secretary of state to gain access to working documents of the defunct voter fraud commission.
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Maine secretary of state asks court to secure documents of Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission
Matthew Dunlap’s move is the latest in a battle over the transparency of the presidential panel.
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Trump refuses to release documents to Maine secretary of state despite judge’s order
Matthew Dunlap accuses the Justice Department of ‘contempt for the rule of law’ in its response regarding a judge’s order on voter fraud commission papers.
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Sen. Collins’ vote on Republican tax plan risks her moderate reputation
The honeymoon’s over for those elated when she saved Obamacare – they fear the Senate has lost a voice for process and deliberation.
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Federal judge orders voter fraud panel to give Dunlap documents
Maine’s secretary of state had sued the commission he serves on to compel it to hand over information enabling him to fully take part.
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Bill to resolve issues around Acadia advances on Capitol Hill
If the bill passes, wormers and clammers will be guaranteed traditional harvesting rights on mudlflats in the national park.
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Conflict erupts in Wiscasset over state’s decisions about Route 1 project
Detrimental implications for downtown parking and historic preservation have resulted in a snag over the DOT’s proposed fix to a persistent summertime bottleneck.
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Wiscasset sues state to block controversial Route 1 traffic project
The town asks a judge to prohibit the Department of Transportation from starting work until it complies with local regulations and reaches an agreement with the town on covering long-term costs.