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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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
MaineHealth Care at Home CEO: Join me in voting ‘no’ on Question 1
Question 1 does not adequately address the needs of Maine people who need care in their homes.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our Endorsement: Questions 2 and 3 pay for necessary maintenance
Maine should change the way it funds improvements to roads, bridges and other infrastructure, but until then, bonds will have to do.
Posted inEditorials, Election 2018, Opinion, Politics
Our Endorsement: No on Question 1 – plan lacks oversight
Its authors rightly identify a health care crisis among older adults and the disabled, but their strategy is misguided.
Posted inElection 2018
What you need to know about the 5 questions on the Nov. 6 Maine ballot
Question 1 would increase taxes to pay for home health care workers; the others are bond issues.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Govs. McKernan, Baldacci: ‘Yes’ vote on Question 5 will help schools prepare state’s future leaders
Investing in community colleges is key if Maine intends to remedy its skilled-labor shortage.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: A vote on power project may revive Greens
The proposed transmission corridor through Maine could allow the environmentalist party to take the lead on a major new referendum.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: In our kind of democracy, passing fancies shouldn’t pass
Popularity of a citizen initiative isn’t enough. Legislatures have to be convinced.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine House Republicans show how not to legislate
A crisis manufactured for partisan advantage extended the session for four months.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: By behaving responsibly, all parties can keep politics out of the courts
Maine’s next governor and Legislature should do their best to responsibly implement fully vetted citizen initiatives.