On September 28 at 6:30pm, I’ll be in South Portland talking about the backstory of Maine on the occasion of its Bicentennial: a harrowing and little understood saga of war… Read more »
Article Topic: Maine
Where things stand for Electoral Count Act reform, Maine tribal sovereignty bill
I cover Congress for The Portland Press Herald and have updates on where matters stand with two bills, one with national implications and spearheaded by Maine’s U.S. Senators, the other… Read more »
Could a serial killer have murdered Sarah Cherry?
It was one of the most horrific murders in Maine history and one of the most controversial murder cases. A 12-year old girl abducted and brutally murdered in a rural… Read more »
With union in trouble, governors gathering in Maine
With the U.S. feeling like the 1850s, the nation’s governors are gathering here in Maine tomorrow for the National Governors Association summer meeting. But they’re not discussing how to deal… Read more »
Talking with NBC News about Paul LePage’s return
Maine has a gubernatorial election this November that in some ways presages a possible Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is a moderate who’s upset her party’s… Read more »
Where Sen. Susan Collins stands on gun control negotiations
In the aftermath of the a chain of horrific shootings — including the Uvalde school massacre — a bipartisan group of senators has been meeting to see if they can… Read more »
Russians are in a disinfo bubble and most don’t want friends and family in Maine popping it
Since Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February, opposition media and protests have been shut down and the country’s citizens have been living in a propaganda bubble that… Read more »
Sixteen members of Congress visited Ukraine’s borders; here’s what they saw
Two bipartisan Congressional delegations visited frontline countries bordering on Ukraine this week: a ten-person group of Senators who spent the weekend in Poland and Germany and a six-member House mission… Read more »
Maine’s congressional delegation brings home bacon
Earmarks are back and — as I cover Maine’s congressional delegation for the Portland Press Herald — I’ve been tracking how the requests for the Pine Tree State have progressed… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University and State and National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, where he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. He is a contributing editor at POLITICO and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.