By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“We've got to know what we're doing here, and I don't think we really do. And that, in this old lady's mind, raises a question about who's going to be paying the cost of what gets broken along the way.” - Jackie Elliott, voicing concerns to the Maine Data Center Advisory Council during a public listening session.
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Troy Jackson speaks to voters at his first town hall in Lewiston on Sept. 1, 2026. (Photo by Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star)
ELECTION 2026
By Emma Davis
Troy Jackson fielded questions Tuesday night during his first U.S. Senate campaign town hall from voters who have grown skeptical of the Democratic Party and who feel he is not critical enough of his opponent, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
ENERGY
By Kaitlyn Budion
At two listening sessions with the Maine Data Center Advisory Council, residents from across the state voiced concerns about data center development — but also the risks of opting out of the industry boom.
EDUCATION
By Eesha Pendharkar
At Maine’s largest community college campus, teaching an hour of electrical wiring, automotive repair or nursing clinicals does not count as a full hour of work under the faculty contract.
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