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Recent Fact Briefs from Maine Trust for Local News
May 21, 2026
Do Maine welfare recipients get an average of $40,000 in yearly benefits? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
May 19, 2026
Does Maine have the country’s worst child abuse rate? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
May 13, 2026
Does each chronically homeless person cost taxpayers $30,000 to $50,000 per year? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
May 11, 2026
Are OUI checkpoints unconstitutional? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
May 6, 2026
Is naloxone less effective when fentanyl is mixed with nonopioid drugs?
J. Craig Anderson
yes
May 4, 2026
Is Portland the only Maine municipality with rent control laws? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
no
April 29, 2026
Does MaineCare cover about 70% of Maine nursing home residents? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
April 27, 2026
Has the number of U.S. billionaires risen from fewer than 80 in 1990 to over 900? | Fact brief
J. Craig Anderson
yes
