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Author Archives: Michael Shepherd

Michael Shepherd joined the Bangor Daily News in 2015 after three years as a reporter at the Kennebec Journal. A Hallowell native who now lives in Augusta, he graduated from the University of Maine in 2012 and has a master's degree from the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service.

Posted inPolitics

Why more Maine politicians aren’t taking credit for the senior property tax freeze

by Michael Shepherd 23 hours agoAugust 9, 2022

Costs for the whole program are expected to balloon to $14 million in the third year of implementation.

Posted inPolitics

‘Not a moderate’ is a central argument in another Maine election

by Michael Shepherd August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
Posted inPolitics

How consensus emerged around Susan Collins’ electoral count overhaul

by Michael Shepherd August 3, 2022August 3, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Susan Collins releases bipartisan abortion-rights bill that remains unlikely to pass

by Michael Shepherd August 1, 2022August 1, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Proposed marijuana rules violate Maine’s sweeping facial surveillance ban, ACLU says

by Michael Shepherd July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Nirav Shah suggests he could someday run for political office

by Michael Shepherd July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
Posted inPolitics

An obscure case may have enshrined abortion rights in the Maine Constitution

by David Marino Jr. and Michael Shepherd July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Police group says Bruce Poliquin ‘insulted’ members after they backed Jared Golden

by Michael Shepherd July 27, 2022July 27, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Maine Democrats resist big drags from an unpopular Joe Biden

by Michael Shepherd July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
Posted inDown East

More young adults left Down East than any other Maine region

by Michael Shepherd July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
Posted inPolitics

What a rare swing endorsement says about Maine’s big congressional race

by Michael Shepherd July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
Posted inPolitics

New property tax freeze for Maine seniors will cost millions

by Michael Shepherd July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Paul LePage and Jared Golden win Maine police group’s backing in major split

by Michael Shepherd July 22, 2022July 23, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Lewiston and Auburn find their way back to the center of a Maine election

by Michael Shepherd July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
Posted inBangor

Stephen King pranked by Russian comedy duo posing as Ukrainian leader

by Michael Shepherd July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inPolitics

The Susan Collins-led plan to overhaul the Electoral College count that Trump exploited

by Michael Shepherd July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inPolitics

The zombie permit at the heart of the next CMP corridor fight

by Michael Shepherd July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inCentral Maine

The Maine county most similar to rest of US is also the most diverse

by Michael Shepherd July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Progressives want to put a sweeping paid-leave law on Maine’s 2023 ballot

by Michael Shepherd July 19, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inPolitics

Jared Golden holds fundraising edge over Bruce Poliquin in 2022 showdown

by Michael Shepherd July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

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