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Evan Popp

Evan Popp

Evan Popp studied journalism at Ithaca College. He joins Maine Morning Star following three years at Maine Beacon writing about statewide politics. Before that, he worked for the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper and interned at the Progressive magazine, ThinkProgress and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

In Lewiston, Biden says Americans should be free to live without fear of gun violence

By: and - November 3, 2023

The Biden's visited Lewiston to pay their respects to the victims of the city's Oct. 25 mass shooting and meet with victims' family members.

Legislators vow action to address Maine’s weak gun laws after Lewiston mass shooting

By: - October 26, 2023

As Mainers grappled with one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, policymakers and advocates said more can and must be done to protect against gun violence in the state.