David Marino Jr., Author at Bangor Daily News

The fight over the rights and existence of transgender children is further corroding relationships between parents and schools.

Fight over gender identity and schools hits small Maine towns

by David Marino Jr. January 30, 2023January 31, 2023

The fight over the rights and existence of transgender children is further corroding relationships between parents and schools.

Brewer police are behind a GOP lawmaker’s attempt to tighten gun laws

by David Marino Jr. January 25, 2023January 24, 2023

House speaker calls on Waldoboro lawmaker indicted for signature fraud to resign

by David Marino Jr. January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Janet Mills wants a bipartisan budget, but she isn’t promising one

by David Marino Jr. January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Janet Mills said she didn’t want abortion law changes, then proposed them

by Michael Shepherd and David Marino Jr. January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

Doctors say Janet Mills’ controversial abortion bill helps women in rare cases

by David Marino Jr. January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

Maine employees ordered to remove TikTok from state-owned devices

by David Marino Jr. January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

Maine’s Catholic bishop calls Janet Mills ‘radical and extreme’ on abortion

by David Marino Jr. January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

After Roe, Maine Republicans try to make a safety case for abortion limits

by David Marino Jr. January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

From crises to cannabis, a guide to the 2,100 new bills from Maine lawmakers

by David Marino Jr. and Michael Shepherd January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham has done things differently a short time into his new role.

This lobsterman is taking the Maine GOP in a new direction

by David Marino Jr. January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

Chellie Pingree thinks investigations will send George Santos out of Congress

by David Marino Jr. January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Lawmakers say Janet Mills’ budget won’t fix child welfare system

by David Marino Jr. January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

GOP lawmakers expect spending fight with Janet Mills on upcoming budget

by Michael Shepherd and David Marino Jr. January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Angus King: US should keep helping Ukraine until Russia leaves

by David Marino Jr. January 9, 2023January 10, 2023

After his daughter died from an overdose, Sen. Brad Farrin is directing his grief into combatting the prevalence of opioids in Maine.

Daughter’s overdose death sends Maine lawmaker into battle against opioids

by David Marino Jr. January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Chellie Pingree calls GOP’s failure to elect speaker ‘historic embarrassment’

by David Marino Jr. January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

What Janet Mills’ supporters want to see from her in 2nd term

by David Marino Jr. January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Rural lawmakers challenge new push to ban flavored tobacco in Maine

by David Marino Jr. January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Mother of slain Edgecomb toddler sought protection order 2 days later

by David Marino Jr. December 29, 2022December 30, 2022