Recent events can’t be pleasant for those who never liked him much but voted for him anyway.
Greg Kesich
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Greg Kesich: There must be method to Strimling’s pay raise madness
He wouldn’t bring that up while backing a school bond that calls for raising taxes, because that would be a sign he lacks political sense.
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Greg Kesich: Protesters in fighting mood foiled by fighter in an alternate reality
Gov. LePage’s town hall forum featured polarized parties with little chance of a meeting of the minds.
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Greg Kesich: LePage’s fuzzy arithmetic – cut school staff, taxes to improve schools
Mainers voted for a surtax on the rich to bring education aid up to a 55% target – and that adds up.
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Greg Kesich: Health care ‘free market’ sure has a lot of government involvement
The U.S. government was paying a big chunk of the medical bills long before Obamacare became a thing.
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Kesich: ‘Nuclear option’ to kill filibuster may be best way to cut the bluster
The Senate is stymied in a partisan face-off and the party in power often gets what it wants. Should Democrats just wait for 2018?
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Greg Kesich: Gov. LePage still spreading his alternative facts about opioid crisis
Worse, he’s basing policy on them, and dooming an addict a day to the epidemic’s body count.
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Greg Kesich: Health of Maine’s economy hinges on next governor embracing immigrants
Some won’t like it, but many leaders agree that’s how to address our aging state population and dwindling workforce.
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Greg Kesich: If Democrats want to win Maine, they must figure out who they are
They must quickly repair a post-election schism and identify a leader who has statewide appeal.
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Greg Kesich: In Portland, labeling someone ‘progressive’ means … well, not much
Rankings that reduce the work of city councilors to a single number shouldn’t be taken too seriously.