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Caitlin Andrews

@actualcandrews.bsky.social
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Tired all the time. Currently writing about housing for The Maine Monitor. Maine-based. RT =/= opinions.

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The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 02/09/2026
The trade group representing Maine’s mobile home industry told officials in one southern Maine town it is preparing to sue them and other municipalities if they pass ordinances restricting how much mobile home park owners can raise lot rents.
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Mobile home group threatens lawsuit over rent control ordinance
The Maine Manufactured Housing Association is preparing to push back against a wave of local ordinances that restrict mobile home parks’ ability to raise rent.
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The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 08/09/2026
As Maine’s Senate race heats up, there has been a similar attack launched against both Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson: lobbying ties in the family. The Monitor asked both campaigns what they make of the critiques, and examined the different rules at the state and federal level.
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Collins, Jackson navigated family lobbying ties under different rules
It’s been nearly 20 years since the federal government put some restrictions on lobbying by family members. Maine and other states haven’t followed suit.
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The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 09/09/2026
Because of his late entry into the U.S. Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, Democrat Troy Jackson hasn’t yet had to file a quarterly FEC report or his Senate personal financial disclosure. Here’s what we know and don’t know about both candidates’ finances.
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Voters know less about Troy Jackson’s finances than any other major U.S. Senate nominee
The Democrats’ replacement nominee hasn’t yet had to file information that’s typically available already for most Senate candidates.
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The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 27/07/2026
Policing experts told The Maine Monitor that officers are taught to avoid firing on cars except in very rare circumstances. Yet the shooting in Biddeford was the 20th time federal immigration agents have shot or claimed to have shot at a moving vehicle since the start of last year.
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Biddeford shooting renews questions about ICE tactics, training
A review of previous Maine cases show how investigations into use of force often lean heavily on officers’ perception of potential harm.
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The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 30/07/2026
Maine is in the process of adjusting how it regulates the manufactured housing industry and helps support residents of mobile home parks.
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Maine moves to strengthen mobile home park oversight
The Maine Manufactured Housing Board has been dissolved and its responsibilities transferred to the Maine Office of Community Affairs.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 28/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: About a dozen @mainemonitor workers just unionized with @newsguildmaine!!! newsguild.org/staff-at-the...
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Staff at The Maine Monitor announce union, win voluntary recognition | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Aidan Ryan @aidanryan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Journalists at the nonprofit news organization Maine Monitor have formed a union, with management voting to immediately recognize it. themainemonitor.org/monitor-staf...
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Monitor staff announces union; board immediately recognizes
The staff will be part of The News Guild of Maine, Local 31128 of The Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 10/03/2026
Wait, what?! Grammarly made an AI persona of me and all these other journalists?!!!!! Thank you @caseynewton.bsky.social for shaming them into at least offering a paltry optout— although obviously that is not enough. www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...
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Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it
The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?
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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 28/02/2025
A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support (via @npr.org)
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Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting turns into a heated argument
A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.
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Caitlin Andrews @actualcandrews.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I wrote about the tough task facing DPAs as they try to keep up with new AI products; often, it takes a media outlet, a watch group or an incident before scrutiny is applied iapp.org/news/a/how-d...
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I will not tolerate any interference from our owner in my reporting. If that red line is ever crossed moving forward, I will quit and let you know.
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Justin Brookman @justinbrookman.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
WOW. The Future of Privacy Forum gets bullied into abandoning their role as convenor of state legislators discussing AI policy. fpf.org/blog/future-...
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FPF Convenes Over 200 State Lawmakers in AI Policy Working Group Focused on 2025 Legislative Sessions
In the lead-up to the 2025 legislative session, FPF is excited to convene the expanded Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group (MAP-WG)—a bipartisan coalition of over 200 state lawmakers from more tha...
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Caitlin Andrews @actualcandrews.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought for the Right to Plan Her Death www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
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Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought to Expand Assisted Suicide in Quebec
Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance.
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Jed Bracy @jedbracy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
... including the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission. The @iapp.bsky.social's @actualcandrews.bsky.social rounds up the latest news on this rapidly developing area. iapp.org/news/a/confl...
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Caitlin Andrews @actualcandrews.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Seems to me this could be fixed with a zoning board hearing exemption request but what do I know www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/13/n...
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A free speech dispute over a NH bakery's painting heads to trial
The mural atop the bakery, which was founded over 45 years ago, is a creation of local high school art students.
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Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The highly contagious bird flu has decimated commercial chicken flocks across the country.
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Bird flu has been detected in Maine
The highly contagious bird flu has decimated commercial chicken flocks across the country.
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IAPP @iapp.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
“Rules around prohibited artificial intelligence practices and AI literacy requirements under the EU AI Act now apply, despite no complementary guidance as of yet from the European Commission...” Read “First EU AI Act provisions now in effect” by IAPP’s Caitlin Andrews: iapp.org/news/a/first...
Image of laptop under a stack of newspapers. A green and blue overlay covers the image, with a central white icon of a globe and magnifying glass.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/02/2025
Exclusive: Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud.
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U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Apple’s privacy pledge to its users.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/02/2025
Representatives from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the Education Department into artificial intelligence software to probe the agency’s programs and spending, according to two people with knowledge of the DOGE team’s actions.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
@samantha-hogan.bsky.social gets immediate action on her investigation that just published Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Atlanta officials seek answers before possible ‘overhaul’ of police oversight board
Proposal seeks answers from Atlanta police oversight board for failing to probe deadly force cases
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Caitlin Andrews @actualcandrews.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
"But Beijing is increasingly likely to take a hard-line approach ... rather than approving a sale as it holds out for a “grand deal” with the Trump administration that includes larger concessions on trade and tech policy, according to one of the people and analysts."
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IAPP @iapp.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Breaking news! The IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 will host a keynote conversation with Bojana Bellamy, @samasama.bsky.social and Alex Blania. Haven't registered yet? Don't miss out on this incredible event! Secure your spot at #GPS25 and see these keynote speakers live: iapp.org/conference/g...
A promotional image for IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 to be held 22-24 April in Washington, D.C. Image presents a keynote conversation between Bojana Bellamy, Sam Altman and Alex Blania. #GPS25
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Caitlin Andrews @actualcandrews.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I have had a presence on this app for five American minutes and my first follower was a porn bot. Which really says a lot about the state of The Internet right now and isn't an indictment of Bluesky.
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