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Recent Fact Briefs from Maine Trust for Local News
October 15, 2026
Did Maine Democrats decriminalize several crimes if the offender says they are homeless? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
October 12, 2026
Are 1 in 5 American adults functionally illiterate? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
October 8, 2026
Did Maine state senators represent counties until the mid-1960s? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
October 6, 2026
Does Scarborough have town-level limits on where political signs can be posted? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
October 5, 2026
Are self-driving cars legal for public use in Maine? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
October 1, 2026
Would ‘Medicare for All’ increase federal spending by roughly $3 trillion annually? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
September 28, 2026
Is releasing a pet rabbit into the wild considered animal cruelty in Maine? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
September 24, 2026
Is it legal for women to be topless in Maine anywhere a man can be bare-chested? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
