The proposal, modeled after a measure promoted by a secretive national group, would make it hard for municipalities to install broadband, often when telecom companies decline to do it.
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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Amid criticism, Sens. King, Collins reaffirm confidence in Senate intel committee’s Russia-Trump investigation
Collins calls for hiring a prosecutor or investigator.
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If federal government shuts down, a mixed impact for Maine
With few federal employees and facilities, most Mainers may not notice a brief shutdown
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Maine sawmill owners welcome Trump’s tariff on Canadian softwood lumber
Punitive duties of 3% to 24% establish a long-sought ‘level playing field,’ but the state’s forest-products industry as a whole has concerns about commerce.
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Is your digital life private? A lot depends on your provider
President Trump’s repeal of FCC rules for internet service providers means your data is – potentially – far less secure.
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Is your data for sale? We asked local internet providers about their safeguards
Some local companies don’t collect users’ data at all; others offer opt-outs or more ambiguous security.
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Deeper EPA cuts pose a particular menace to Maine
Critics say both the environment and the economy would be hard hit by losses in funding for Superfund sites and water quality monitoring.
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Rollback of EPA’s lead-paint efforts chills state officials
Maine’s delegation and health experts warn that ‘very shortsighted’ funding cuts could expose more kids to harm.
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Sen. King says he’ll vote against Gorsuch for Supreme Court
Maine’s independent senator says the judge’s refusal to answer questions about his judicial philosophy, as well as his record, means he cannot support his nomination.
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Collins, King say Senate committee’s Russia probe will be steady
The investigation of Moscow’s effort to sway the election is a model of bipartisanship, the lawmakers say.