The Maine senator’s bill would explore methods of replacing computer-based technologies with manual systems that act as safeguards against hackers.
Angus King
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Maine initiative’s backers fail to make convincing case for ranked-choice voting
Why wasn’t this an issue before Paul LePage won the Blaine House by consecutive plurality votes?
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Update of overtime rules long overdue
You can’t fight incremental change and then – like Maine’s senators – oppose substantial improvement.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Widespread support for Katahdin region national monument evident at Orono forum
The media likes to depict division, but in reality, over 1,100 Mainers turned out to say that they back the proposal.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Biomass plays vital role in Maine’s forestry industry
The biomass amendment sponsored by Maine’s senators deserves to stay in the energy bill.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sen. Angus King proposes fee on prescription opioids to fund treatment programs
Maine’s independent senator is co-sponsoring a bill that would pay for programs to fight the opioid epidemic by adding a 1-cent fee on each milligram of active opioid ingredients in prescription painkillers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Alan Caron: Northern Maine deserves better
For example, Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants to inflame people to help his campaign along.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Nation’s voters are looking for an outsider this year
If Mainers feel that way two years from now, a U.S. Senate upset could be in the offing.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Park Service chief hears emotional, divided views on North Woods national monument
About 1,000 Maine residents and local officials attend two meetings, with testimony split between those who think it will hurt the region’s forest products industry and others who think it will pump new life into a lackluster economy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Alan Caron: LePage vs. King would be a test for Democrats
LePage could win a race against King if Democrats put up a candidate who will siphon votes from King.