Eesha Pendharkar

Pingree will now face Republican Bobby Charles candidate and independent candidate Rick Bennett , a former Republican, in the Nov. 3 general election.

Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family’s health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits for plans purchased on the marketplace. Next year, she’s facing another potential 20% increase, this time due to a proposed hike by her insurance provider. “I didn’t know that the cost of care […]

A Republican-led group is seeking to require the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to adopt new anti-fraud rules for the state’s Medicaid program, arguing the changes would strengthen oversight of MaineCare providers and taxpayer dollars. Lead Maine, a group run by Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn), submitted more than 3,500 signatures to initiate […]

Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family's health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend

A Republican-led group is seeking to require the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to adopt new anti-fraud rules for the state's Medicaid

Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family’s health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits for plans purchased on the marketplace. Next year, she’s facing another potential 20% increase, this time due to a proposed hike by her insurance provider. “I didn’t know that the cost of care […]

Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family’s health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits for plans purchased on the marketplace. Next year, she’s facing another potential 20% increase, this time due to a proposed hike by her insurance provider. “I didn’t know that the cost of care […]

Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family’s health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits for plans purchased on the marketplace. Next year, she’s facing another potential 20% increase, this time due to a proposed hike by her insurance provider. “I didn’t know that the cost of care […]

Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family’s health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits for plans purchased on the marketplace. Next year, she’s facing another potential 20% increase, this time due to a proposed hike by her insurance provider. “I didn’t know that the cost of care […]

Eesha Pendharkar Roughly 100 people who protested outside Sen. Susan Collins' office in Portland on June 24, 2026 — the four year anniversary of the U.S.