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Lauren McCauley

Lauren McCauley

Lauren McCauley is the editor of Maine Morning Star. She has covered politics and policy in Maine for more than 10 years and is the former editor of Maine Beacon.

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Manhunt underway after 18 reported dead in Lewiston mass shooting

By: - October 26, 2023

Local, state and federal law enforcement are searching central Maine for Robert Card, a person of interest in the Lewiston shootings.

With shutdown looming, centrist lawmakers introduce temporary bipartisan spending deal

By: - September 25, 2023

Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat representing Maine’s 2nd District,  introduced Monday a bipartisan short-term spending bill dubbed the Bipartisan Keep America Open Act. “The only way to avert a shutdown is to come to the table to negotiate a bipartisan agreement,” said Golden, who introduced the measure […]