The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in southern Maine's shifting supermarket landscape.
While restrictions remain for campaign contributions to a legislative candidate, businesses and individuals can donate unlimited amounts to political action committees run by candidates after they're elected. And some of their expenditures might surprise you.
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state's largest insurance carrier still couldn't avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.