Nathaniel Herz

6 posts

Raised in Maine and a graduate of Bowdoin College and Columbia University’s journalism school, Nathaniel Herz worked as an intern at the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting in 2010.

screenshot of a gun on the smith & wesson website

7 min

States have subsidized makers of assault rifles to tune of $19 million

Taxpayers across the country are subsidizing the manufacturers of assault rifles used in multiple mass killings, including the massacre of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. last month.

ByJohn Christie Naomi Schalit Nathaniel Herz

January 2, 2013

Angus King motions with his hands while speaking during an event.

5 min

Bloomberg’s Maine Man

Maine Senatorial candidate Angus King surprised at significant financial backing from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.

ByNathaniel Herz

October 22, 2012

Exterior of the Maine State House during the winter with trees missing all their leaves.

7 min

Saving trees to housing the needy: What the four Democratic gubernatorial candidates say they’ve done

One takes credit for leading the fight to save the forests. One for lowering Mainers’ taxes. One champions cleaning up a river. Another for housing the old and poor across Maine.

ByNathaniel Herz Emily Guerin John Christie

July 18, 2010

9 min

From spying to saving Fenway: Checking out the resumes of the GOP candidates for governor

One candidate says the Navy gave him a medal for spying on the Soviets. Another talks of leaving home at age 11 and living on the streets before being taken in by a family.

ByEmily Guerin Nathaniel Herz John Christie

July 18, 2010

2 min

State board member under investigation resigns

Longtime member of Maine Workers’ Compensation Board has resigned, three weeks after pleading guilty to his second assault case in 13 years.

ByNathaniel Herz

July 18, 2010

4 min

Governor directs investigation of state board member after second assault case

Gov. John Baldacci has directed his chief legal counsel to investigate a longtime member of the state Workers’ Compensation Board who pled guilty to an assault charge in Farmington district court last week.

ByNathaniel Herz

April 23, 2010