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Florida just voted to gut its property tax base. What Rockland homeowners should take from it
Amendment 3 passed with 62% of the vote — and the fight over what comes next is the part worth watching.
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How local newspapers build their obituary pages, and why they matter
Obituary pages are assembled from family notices and funeral home listings, and they double as the community's longest-running public record.
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Minimum wage laws: how state rules differ
The floor is set in Albany, but the wage you legally earn depends on which state you clock in, and on a few rules most workers never hear about.
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Government contracting: a small business starter guide
How Rockland firms register, find solicitations, and price a first public-sector bid.
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Louisiana's property tax amendment, explained: what happens when a local government can hold a lower rate
Amendment 2 on Louisiana's Nov. 3 ballot would change when local governments can raise property tax rates back to a previously authorized maximum.
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State newsroom — Statehouse reporting: what a two-person bureau actually covers
Inside the smallest newsrooms in the building: how a handful of reporters decide what state government news reaches your town.
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Government shutdown explained: What a government shutdown means for local towns
Federal funding gaps reach Rockland through grants, contracts, and services — slowly, unevenly, and mostly in ways that are easy to miss until they aren't.
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Rockland maine news — Maine's coast towns: what draws visitors back every summer
The shoreline itself does most of the work — and Rockland sits near the middle of it.
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How a bill becomes a law in New York, explained for Rockland readers
The path from an idea in Albany to a rule that shows up at town hall, in plain language.
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Community action agencies: what services they actually offer
Energy help, food programs and home weatherization — how these agencies work and what to ask for before winter.