Patty Wight
News Reporter and HostPatty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.
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Maine's Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state's ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey sent a letter to councilors last fall expressing his concern that they didn't understand their obligations under the state's Freedom of Access Act.
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$15 million will go to expand the McAuley Residence Program, which provides transitional housing for women and children in Portland.
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On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that seeks to limit the use of a common medication used for abortion.
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On a typical sunny day, we naturally avoid looking straight at the sun. It's just too bright. But during an eclipse, when the moon gradually obscures the sun, it's a lot more tempting to take a peek.
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The lawsuit says they were paid inflated rates under a health plan that provides care for acting and retired military service personnel and their families.
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The year-long grant will supplement other state and federal funding for the response to the tragedy.
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Commercial and industrial businesses located within 20 miles of an organics recycler and that generate two or more tons of food waste a week will be required to divert it from landfills.
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Facing a fiscal crisis, Tri-County Mental Health Services in Lewiston is asking to be acquired by the behavioral health services non-profit Spurwink to avoid closing its doors.
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Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that aims to protect health care providers who provide reproductive and transgender health care.