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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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced today that the Trump administration has agreed to release funding for AmeriCorps programs across the country, including $2.5 million in Maine. -
Free meals are a key support for students during the school year in Maine, but summer vacation can create a void. Summer meal programs, which have bridged some of that gap, are helping to meet demand. -
Local unions rallied in Brewer today, the 41st stop in the AFL-CIO's "It's Better In a Union" national bus tour. -
Modivcare, an out-of-state company that provides transportation for Medicaid patients in Maine, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Only one person was inside the plane, who was declared deceased when crews arrived. -
The council approved the closed-door policy in a 3-2 vote earlier this month, but the city attorney warned that it violated Maine's Freedom of Access Act.
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The tax credits lower the amount spent on health insurance premiums for plans purchased on the marketplace. -
When it comes to seeing the effects of rising prices for goods and services food pantries are on the front lines. Nowhere is that more evident than in rural Washington County where the rate of food insecurity is the highest in New England. -
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said a grey fox in Waterville tested positive for rabies this week.
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The University of Maine graduate student workers union was joined by union members from around the state today, as they call on the university system to reach a fair contract.
