Rachel Ohm

Press Herald

Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.

Latest

Published
October 22, 2020

Collins, Gideon spar over money in politics, health care in 4th Senate debate

The four candidates in Maine’s U.S. Senate race met for a virtual debate Thursday night with less than two weeks to go until Election Day.
Published
October 20, 2020

Maine ‘news’ websites part of network that pushes conservative agenda

The network of 1,300 sites generally ignores Democrats, promotes conservative agendas and publishes favorable stories about Republicans, including Sen. Susan Collins.
Published
October 19, 2020

School districts face end-of-year deadline to spend CARES money

Schools must figure out how to spend the money in the next two months without any plans for how coronavirus-related costs might be paid for after December.
Published
October 18, 2020

Max Linn promises change in long-shot U.S. Senate campaign

The independent is running against the two-party system and the massive amounts of campaign spending in the race, but faces an uphill battle in his effort to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.
Published
October 15, 2020

Gideon raked in $39 million for Senate race in last 3 months

The Democratic candidate raised nearly five times as much as the $8 million contributed to Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Published
October 15, 2020

Another poll shows Gideon leading Collins in Senate race

The poll by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research gave Gideon a 7 percentage-point lead over the incumbent as the race heads into its final weeks.
Published
October 13, 2020

Coronavirus task force coordinator Birx urges vigilance in visit to SMCC

The White House official met with staff members and students at Southern Maine Community College in a closed-door roundtable during a stop Tuesday.
Published
October 13, 2020

UNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant

The grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the city campus.
Published
October 11, 2020

Senate candidate Lisa Savage hopes ranked-choice will boost progressive campaign

The teacher and activist from Solon faces a steep challenge from the major party candidates, but is hoping ranked-choice voting will help pave the way for independents.
Published
October 9, 2020

USDA extends free meals for all students for entire school year

The waiver extensions announced by the federal agency Friday mean children in Maine and around the country can get free breakfast and lunch through June 2021.