Susan Sharon
Deputy News DirectorDeputy News Director Susan Sharon is a reporter and editor whose on-air career in public radio began as a student at the University of Montana. Early on, she also worked in commercial television doing a variety of jobs. Susan first came to Maine Public Radio as a State House reporter whose reporting focused on politics, labor and the environment. More recently she's been covering corrections, social justice and human interest stories. Her work, which has been recognized by SPJ, SEJ, PRNDI and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, has taken her all around the state — deep into the woods, to remote lakes and ponds, to farms and factories and to the Maine State Prison. Over the past two decades, she's contributed more than 100 stories to NPR.
Got a story idea? E-mail Susan: ssharon@mainepublic.org. You can also follow her on twitter @susansharon1
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For years, the fossil fuel industry has argued that any kind of carbon tax would be the kiss of death for the economy. Then last month the American Petroleum Institute, the leading oil and gas lobbying group, said it could support putting a price on carbon emissions as a substitute for regulating greenhouse gases. -
The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday on a bill intended to address a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and U.S. Rep. Grace Meng of New York, the bill would give local law enforcement more resources to respond to the violence.
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At a public hearing on the bill Monday, supporters said that while the Maine Department of Corrections has reduced the number of residents in isolation in recent years, the practice needs to end.
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This week an independent arbitrator ordered Uber to pay more than $1 million to a blind San Francisco passenger for illegally discriminating against her when its drivers refused to give her and her guide dog rides on 14 occasions. The company has been the subject of similar discrimination complaints, including one here in Maine
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The Northeast Wilderness Trust has purchased more than 3,400 acres on the western slopes of Mt. Redington near Rangeley for designation as a wilderness sanctuary. As permanent wilderness, the sanctuary will never be logged and will eventually become old-growth forest.
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As the state prepares to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to Mainers 16 and up next week, Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says he's been frustrated with the lack of availability of vaccine for residents of county jails where it's difficult, if not impossible, to practice social distancing.
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Maine lawmakers, youth advocates and the Department of Corrections are grappling with how best to reform the state's juvenile justice system. Last year a…
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A recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the Maine State Prison in Warren has prompted ten lawmakers to call on Gov. Janet Mills to prioritize the vaccination of…
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says he will file a civil rights complaint against a Portland man for an attack on an Asian-American woman and her…
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Residents of the Maine State Prison say they are suddenly being scheduled for doctor's visits, lab work and other procedures after raising allegations of…
