After demolishing Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s Democratic primary, the political newbie confronts a major challenge running against the Senate’s longest-serving Republican woman.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It.
Will the trade war leave a new bridge just sitting over an international waterway?
Take This Data Center and Shove It
Americans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance.
Is Chaos the Point in South Carolina?
Seems to be, but overzealous Republican state legislators steamrolling new congressional maps onto baffled voters may end up in a world of hurt.
Failing to Read the Room in Maine
As Gov. Janet Mills recovers from her anemic Senate bid, she’ll have to decide how to handle Graham Platner, the all-but-voter-anointed Democratic nominee.
The Wild Wild Western Water Wars
As a changing climate bakes and dries up the Colorado River, the seven basin states can’t agree on how to share the declining water resources.
Voter Suppression, Executive Order Style
Voting rights advocates, the Democratic Party, and state attorneys general are fighting President Trump’s midterms-timed attacks on American voters.
Ending Sports Owner Blackmail
A new bill would prohibit the money grabs that billionaire team owners unleash to pit states and cities against each other in bidding wars over potential moves.
Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project
A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis.
Canada Fighting Different Wars on Two Fronts
Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed support for and shunned participation in the Iran war, bringing a new dimension to already contentious USMCA review talks.

