Ballot questions
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PublishedMarch 24, 2019
Jim Fossel: Debate on CMP proposal stymied by opponents’ transparency immunity
The group Stop the Corridor should be required to reveal its financing sources.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2019
Bill calls for amendment to prevent Maine voters from passing tax increases
Supporters of the measure to amend the state constitution say out-of-state special interest groups are using the referendum process to raise taxes with ballot questions that voters don't understand.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2019
Jim Fossel: Maine lawmakers should trust citizen initiative process
Effective campaigns will dispel any outsized influence of big money from away or of our big cities.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Our View: Maine minimum-wage hike eases child poverty
Children are already benefiting from the voter-approved law passed in 2016.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2018
Maine Voices: Don’t sign petition to put flawed assisted-suicide law on state ballot
Based on what happened after Oregon legalized the practice, it's incompatible with values held by Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2018
The Maine Millennial: Sting of 2009 still haunts me
I came to fall on one side of political polarization, and 'the other side' makes me a little wary.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Elder-care researchers: Critics using invalid arguments to oppose statewide Question 1
Passage will actually help Maine's economy, not hurt it, while funding at-home care for seniors and giving their caregivers a badly needed pay raise.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Business groups: Massive tax increase sought by Question 1 would be disaster for Maine
The proposal would drain billions out of our economy, hurt the middle class and discourage people from moving to Maine, which would be the highest-taxed state in the country.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Supporters of ‘assisted dying’ work to get referendum before Maine voters in 2019
Lawmakers have wrestled with the question in the last two sessions of the Legislature, but the decision could be made on statewide ballots.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2018
Commentary: Support Question 1 to help Maine families take care of their loved ones at home
Maine's Homecare For All initiative will ensure that families have the resources to take care of their loved ones in their homes instead of having them sent to a nursing facility.
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