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
February 6, 2020

Rep. Golden endorses Colorado Sen. Bennet for president

Michael Bennet is seen as a long shot to win the Democratic nomination and did not qualify for the primary ballot in Maine.
Published
February 5, 2020

Sen. Collins votes to acquit, Sen. King to convict as Senate clears Trump of impeachment charges

While Susan Collins didn’t expand on comments she had made in announcing her vote, Angus King again faulted the president and expressed concern that the Senate’s ‘inaction’ seriously harms the Constitution’s system of checks and balances.
Published
February 5, 2020

Portland renames school for Maine’s first African American legislator

Renaming Riverton Elementary School as the Gerald E. Talbot Community School is expected to take place by the 2020-21 school year.
Published
February 4, 2020

Watch videos: Sen. Collins will vote to acquit, Sen. King to convict Trump in impeachment

Collins says the president’s conduct was ‘improper’ but doesn’t warrant removal from office, while King says the president has never acknowledged he did anything wrong and expresses no remorse.
Published
February 3, 2020

Maine school districts would benefit from supplemental budget

Portland could receive a roughly $600,000 increase, and Brunswick, Gorham and Scarborough also could see a jump in state funding.
Published
February 2, 2020

Each year, Maine’s K-12 schools waste about 7 million pounds of food

Student efforts at King Middle School in Portland, which include sorting cafeteria food into five categories and using ‘compost guardians,’ reflect the state’s move toward reducing that number.
Published
January 31, 2020

Collins raised $2.3 million in fourth quarter as Gideon narrowed gap

Collins’ fundraising total of $10.9 million is more than that of any political candidate in state history, her campaign said Friday.
Published
January 31, 2020

State police, FBI investigating Collins-related threat to Maine high schools

Police would not immediately release names of the schools involved or details of the threat, which was also directed at U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
Published
January 30, 2020

Sen. Collins will vote to support witness testimony in President Trump’s impeachment trial

Maine’s senior senator says she will vote to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed, but Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, another key Republican, announced he would not support that position in a pivotal vote expected Friday.
Published
January 29, 2020

Questions submitted by Sen. King in impeachment trial

Maine’s independent senator had submitted 13 questions as of Wednesday afternoon, 4 of which were selected by the Senate minority leader to be asked during the president’s trial.