Kaitlyn Budion
News ReporterKaitlyn Budion is Maine Public’s Bangor correspondent, joining the reporting team after several years working in print journalism.
After growing up in Minnesota, Kaitlyn moved to Boston to attend college at Northeastern University, where she studied journalism. In Boston she reported for Somerville Media Center, the Massachusetts State House News Service, News@Northeastern, the GroundTruth Project and more. She moved to Maine in 2021, reporting for the Morning Sentinel, where she covered local government and PFAS contamination in central Maine.
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Labor advocates say cuts to federal agencies in President Trump's first 100 days in office have disproportionately impacted veterans —as they make up nearly a third of federal employees. -
Under a proposal before lawmakers, the state would need legislative approval to renew the contract to operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. -
Catholic Charities Maine announces closure of Greater Bangor Refugee and Immigration Services officeThe organization said Friday that it would be closing the refugee services office as of June 30. -
A Dover-Foxcroft soldier who died in World War II will return to Maine to be buried, after his remains were identified last fall. -
At a public hearing yesterday, proponents testified that although Maine law requires schools to teach Wabanaki studies, that has not been fully implemented or enforced. -
The Maine Supreme Court has suspended Hancock County Probate judge William Blaisdell IV, after he temporarily lost his license to practice law.
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Speaking at the Governor's Conference on Tourism in Bangor today, Mills emphasized the importance of preserving Maine's centuries-long relationship with Canada. -
MSAD 70 voted Monday to amend district policy to recognize only biological males and females, and that all private spaces be separated by biological sex, according to superintendent Tyler Putnam.
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The planned revamp of the former Androscoggin paper mill is facing uncertainty because of rising costs from tariffs. -
As the federal government considers cutting funding for free school meal programs, advocates are backing a proposal that would bolster state support.
