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Economic Data

90.5Stable
0100
vs US average
GDP
$103B

US avg $608B

Jobs
3.1%

US 4.3%

Infl.
4.9%

US 4.2%

Macro vs US88.9

Industry Mapping

Maine industries

Overall: 94 / 100

Specialized + impacted · 4 (LQ ≥ 1.2)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingLQ 4.41100
  • Retail tradeLQ 1.35100

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News & analysis

News for Maine

Headlines for Maine — with sectors and a plain “why” when we can infer them. Hover ? for metric definitions.

GoldsteinToneImpactBias
MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

This notorious weed invading Maine can be foraged for a tasty treat

6 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone 0.6Impact -2.92Story intensity 7.0
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MaineNBCRSSCompare 11High Conflict

Vice President JD Vance heads to Switzerland for Iran negotiations

7 days agoGoldstein -6.5Tone 0.0Impact -1.95Story intensity 1.7
May affectMining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction

This story was classified to Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction in Maine based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative

Maine

7 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 4.0Impact 1.24
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Split vote sinks York County Pride Month proclamation

7 days agoGoldstein -4.0Tone -2.3Impact -1.51Story intensity 2.8
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MaineNBCRSSCooperative

Maine resolves ranked choice primaries, setting up the governor’s race and a key House contest

8 days agoTone 50.0Impact 1.00
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Bill Maher embraces sanity -- sort of

8 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -1.0Impact -0.73Story intensity 1.4
May affectPublic Administration

This story was classified to Public Administration in Maine based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Emergency escape ladders needed

9 days agoGoldstein -3.6Tone -1.8Impact -1.32Story intensity 2.5
May affectAdministrative & Waste Services

This story was classified to Administrative & Waste Services in Maine based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative

Seafood Expo Asia/Seafood Processing Asia Unveils Conference Program Addressing AI, Sustainability, the Future of Aquaculture, Consumer Trust and more

9 days agoGoldstein 3.3Tone 1.8Impact 1.23Story intensity 2.3
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MaineGDELTGDELTNeutral

After reduced plan fails, MSAD 58 board of directors sends full budget back to voters

10 days agoGoldstein 0.0Tone 0.8Impact 0.11
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Maine

10 days agoGoldstein -3.4Tone -3.0Impact -1.43
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative

Frances Sherburne

10 days agoGoldstein 2.6Tone 6.3Impact 1.63
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative

Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club

11 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone 4.6Impact 1.82
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative

These are the best US road trips in 2026 - The Points Guy

11 days agoGoldstein 1.9Tone 2.7Impact 0.93
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative

Southport Column: Heading into summer

11 days agoGoldstein 3.6Tone 4.3Impact 1.65
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Rebuilding the Masonry Trade

12 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 3.5Impact 1.17
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative28% bias

Democratic Socialists of America expand influence after primary wins

12 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone -0.2Impact 0.99
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MaineGDELTGDELTNeutral0% bias

Maine could soon see its first Asian American governor

12 days agoGoldstein -0.9Tone 2.1Impact 0.00
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MaineGDELTGDELTModerate Conflict0% bias

Firefighter badly hurt in Searsmont to be released from hospital

12 days agoGoldstein 0.1Tone -2.8Impact -0.34
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Here are the states and cities pushing back against data centers

12 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone -2.9Impact -1.88
May affectPublic Administration

This story was classified to Public Administration in Maine based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Local Scout troops hold bridging ceremony in Corinth

12 days agoGoldstein 2.7Tone 7.3Impact 1.78
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MaineGDELTGDELTModerate Conflict7% bias

Paris school board write-in electee ineligible for office

12 days agoGoldstein -0.7Tone -1.7Impact -0.43
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict7% bias

Caregiver in long-term relationship feels unseen while partner battling cancer centers conversations on himself

13 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -1.6Impact -3.22
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Search underway for missing boater on Rockport pond

13 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone -1.4Impact 0.51
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Campers take part in 4-H June Jamboree

13 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 2.5Impact 1.04
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict21% bias

Susan Collins doesn’t regret putting Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court

14 days agoGoldstein -4.0Tone -0.4Impact -1.26
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Bangor, Maine Man Arrested For Alleged School Drop-off Assault

15 days agoGoldstein -8.0Tone -6.7Impact -3.29
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MaineNBCRSSN/A38% bias

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh takes on a starring role in Maine’s Senate race

16 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

UMaine Extension to host series of workshops on Innovative Dairy Techniques

16 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 5.5Impact 1.44
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MaineGDELTGDELTNeutral43% bias

Jeff Robbins: Americans grow increasingly cynical, with good reason

16 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone -4.1Impact 0.16
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative38% bias

LGBTQ+-ally Graham Platner wins big in Maine Senate primary despite problematic history - LGBTQ Nation

16 days agoGoldstein 3.9Tone -1.4Impact 0.99
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MaineNBCRSSN/A8% bias

Maine’s race for governor heads to ranked choice tallies in both primaries

17 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A3% bias

Democrats await ranked choice vote in Maine to decide key House nominee

17 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A28% bias

Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins

17 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A0% bias

Key test for Democrats in Maine

17 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict45% bias

Graham Platner finally embraced by powerful mainstream Dem leaders after primary election victory

17 days agoGoldstein -4.4Tone -4.2Impact -1.88
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict5% bias

What Are Flock Cameras & Why Does One Maine Town Want to Ban Them?

17 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone -3.0Impact -1.90
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict30% bias

This holier-than-thou Republican is forgetting her own dark past

17 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -6.2Impact -1.43
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MaineNBCRSSN/A0% bias

Graham Platner Faces Key Test in Maine Primary

18 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTLow Conflict

Brunswick adopts ordinance limiting mobile home park rent hikes

18 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone -2.4Impact -0.01
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative3% bias

Fryeburg Fair Announces Special Sale on Ride Bracelets

18 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 6.3Impact 1.55
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MaineGDELTGDELTNeutral5% bias

Did Surbhi Chandna and Tejasswi Prakash patch up after their Psycho Saiyaan fight? Latest reunion sparks buzz

18 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone -1.8Impact 0.06
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MaineNBCRSSN/A31% bias

How Maine’s Senate race looks similar to another recent major election: From the Politics Desk

19 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNPRRSSN/A32% bias

Maine's Democratic voters have a choice to make on Graham Platner

19 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTNeutral15% bias

Maine Monitor: Alliances and feuds shape final stretch of crowded primary races for Maine governor

19 days agoGoldstein 0.7Tone -0.7Impact 0.12Story intensity 0.5
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Busy summer ahead at Frances Perkins National Monument

19 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 1.9Impact 1.28Story intensity 2.4
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Irving Forest Products will double output at Aroostook County sawmill

19 days agoGoldstein 6.0Tone 1.8Impact 2.04Story intensity 4.2
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict13% bias

Democratic governors chafe as calls grow louder to reject data centers

19 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone -2.0Impact -1.77Story intensity 3.5
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Husband of firefighter injured in Searsmont explosion highlights 'small steps' in recovery

19 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -0.6Impact -3.08Story intensity 7.0
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative16% bias

13th annual Berwick Car Show helps support veterans, families

20 days agoGoldstein 7.0Tone 2.9Impact 2.48Story intensity 5.0
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MaineNBCRSSN/A18% bias

‘Maine had my back’: Graham Platner hits the campaign trail amid latest turmoil

21 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative20% bias

WATCH LIVE: Platner rallies with Khanna for get-out-the-vote event

21 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone -2.5Impact 0.37Story intensity 1.7
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict24% bias

This lobster boat captain from Down East quit Platner’s campaign, but hasn’t left it behind - The Boston Globe

21 days agoGoldstein -3.3Tone -2.9Impact -1.38Story intensity 2.4
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict44% bias

Lucas: Dem party turning into a freak show

21 days agoGoldstein -4.0Tone -0.8Impact -1.31Story intensity 2.8
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MaineNBCRSSN/A15% bias

Janet Mills shows no sign of reigniting her Maine Senate bid amid Graham Platner’s troubles

21 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A21% bias

Democratic dread in Maine: From the Politics Desk

22 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A0% bias

U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May, even as inflation squeezed consumers

22 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A22% bias

Democrats navigate a new Graham Platner controversy in Maine’s battleground Senate race

22 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Pilots aboard hydrogen balloon are attempting to cross Atlantic Ocean from Maine

22 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 2.8Impact 1.08Story intensity 1.7
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MaineGDELTGDELTModerate Conflict

Maine

22 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone -4.4Impact -0.29
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative58% bias

John Fetterman’s fall from hero to heretic exposes Democrats’ hard left turn

22 days agoGoldstein 2.6Tone -1.5Impact 0.59Story intensity 1.9
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative15% bias

Report details allegations of unsettling behavior toward women by Graham Platner

22 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone -3.7Impact 0.21Story intensity 1.7
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict63% bias

WATCH: Sanders lashes out at GOP ‘morality’ while rallying behind Dem with Nazi-linked tattoo

23 days agoGoldstein -4.3Tone -4.8Impact -1.94Story intensity 3.1
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Biddeford mayor nominates interim city manager

24 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone 5.0Impact 0.97Story intensity 0.7
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

South Portland man charged with use of explosive substances

24 days agoGoldstein -5.2Tone -5.1Impact -2.23Story intensity 3.8
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Bomb squad called to South Portland home after police find 'suspicious substance'

24 days agoGoldstein -8.2Tone -5.5Impact -3.19Story intensity 6.0
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative66% bias

Howie Carr: Graham Platner goosesteps to his own drummer

24 days agoGoldstein 2.5Tone -1.5Impact 0.54Story intensity 1.8
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative4% bias

Portland students celebrate 5th annual Danny Day

24 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 5.5Impact 1.76Story intensity 2.5
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Negligence complaint against city connected to 2021 crash dismissed

24 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -7.9Impact -1.66Story intensity 1.5
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

2 new hotels are planned near the Maine Mall. Some local businesses aren’t happy.

24 days agoGoldstein -4.3Tone 0.7Impact -1.18Story intensity 3.0
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

The Falmouth Spur bridge and surrounding roads could be getting major overhaul

24 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone 0.0Impact 0.30Story intensity 0.7
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

“The challenge is not demand, but delivery”: why rapid building of industrial capability is key to Europe’s future defence | Shephard

24 days agoGoldstein -4.4Tone 0.3Impact -1.28Story intensity 3.1
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative12% bias

Graham Platner meets with Senate Democrats amid texting scandal - The Boston Globe

24 days agoGoldstein 1.7Tone -0.8Impact 0.40Story intensity 1.2
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MaineGDELTGDELTModerate Conflict60% bias

Monday's Final Word

25 days agoGoldstein -0.1Tone -2.3Impact -0.33Story intensity 0.1
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict33% bias

Fetterman compares Graham Platner's sexting scandal to Eric Swalwell

25 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone -8.4Impact -0.82Story intensity 0.8
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Democratic Socialists Flying High On Other People’s Money – OpEd – Eurasia Review

25 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone 0.7Impact -0.51Story intensity 1.4
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Leeds farmer sentenced to 55 years for 2023 killing

25 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone -6.6Impact 0.32Story intensity 3.0
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict100% bias

Blood soaks dance floor of 'perfect' Maine wedding after bride's cousin allegedly STABBED wedding photographer in unprovoked attack while asking about prices | Daily Mail Online

25 days agoGoldstein -0.5Tone -4.3Impact -0.73Story intensity 0.4
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Maine

25 days agoGoldstein -0.3Tone -3.2Impact -0.51
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Need a house call? Buckfield doctor launches mobile practice

25 days agoGoldstein 4.9Tone 1.6Impact 1.67Story intensity 3.4
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Phyllis Edwards Baker, obituary

25 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone 7.1Impact 2.14Story intensity 3.0
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

MDOT, towns to present causeway plans

25 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone -1.5Impact 1.00Story intensity 2.8
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Two men charged in Madawaska assault, drug seizure

25 days agoGoldstein -6.3Tone -16.3Impact -3.90Story intensity 5.1
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MaineNBCRSSN/A24% bias

Bernie Sanders defends Graham Platner after reports of sexually explicit text messages

25 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNPRRSSN/A45% bias

Likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner talks about Maine's upcoming Senate race

26 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative38% bias

OpEd: Jonathan Bush Understands What Maine's Medicaid Fraud Crisis Requires: Prevention at Time of Service - The Maine Wire

26 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone -4.6Impact 0.40
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative51% bias

Dirty Trick Alert: The REAL Reason Why the (Latest) Graham Platner Scandal Broke Now — and Not in October

26 days agoGoldstein 1.8Tone -2.5Impact 0.20
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict7% bias

Maine Courtroom Sentences Massachusetts Man After Gang-related Drive-by Shooting

26 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone -8.8Impact -2.68
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Maine Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Lewiston Victims Fund After $1.9 Million Went to Nonprofits - The Maine Wire

26 days agoGoldstein -6.0Tone -6.9Impact -2.73
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Collins Welcomes Home More Than 60 Maine Veterans After Honor Flight Trip to Washington - The Maine Wire

26 days agoGoldstein 2.6Tone 4.4Impact 1.35
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict8% bias

"In a war with the trafficking." Traffic stop leads to drug bust, arrests in Skowhegan

26 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone -9.0Impact -2.70
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Cornish Man Arrested in Suspicious Fire Investigation - The Maine Wire

26 days agoGoldstein -8.3Tone -5.9Impact -3.29
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MaineNBCRSSN/A0% bias

Maine Democratic Senate candidate under scrutiny over explicit texts

27 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineNBCRSSN/A13% bias

Graham Platner’s wife ‘angry’ her disclosures of his extramarital sexting were made public

27 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative36% bias

Why enthusiasm about electing Graham Platner is both sensible and helpful

27 days agoGoldstein 2.8Tone -0.1Impact 0.83
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Town of Thomaston welcomes Patrol Officer Lorenzo Bacchi

27 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 2.9Impact 1.40
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict16% bias

Klobuchar wins DFL endorsement to run for Minnesota governor

28 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone -0.2Impact -1.53
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Farmers gain civil immunity in New Hampshire PFAS bill - Valley News

28 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -2.7Impact -0.97
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict20% bias

Tensions rise in Ellsworth over censured councilor

29 days agoGoldstein -3.0Tone -7.0Impact -1.83
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MaineGDELTGDELTCooperative3% bias

Quote of the day by Stephen King: “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just..."

29 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 5.8Impact 1.79
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MaineGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict2% bias

The Ferry Dock Scribbler: The Point

29 days agoGoldstein -7.1Tone -3.4Impact -2.59
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Regional Impact

Who is actually affected

Maine industry health

Overall: 94 / 100

Specialized + impacted · 4 (LQ ≥ 1.2)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingLQ 4.41100
  • Retail tradeLQ 1.35100

  • News shock · 6/20/2026 · tap to see headlines

  • News shock · 6/21/2026 · tap to see headlines

  • News shock · 6/20/2026 · tap to see headlines

News and industry health refresh on the pipeline cron (typically every 6 hours)

Last updated: 6/21/2026, 9:34:19 AM · 51 states monitored