Reducing the cost burden on insured consumers and employers will help to strengthen the state’s economy.
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Opinion: Struggling businesses cannot absorb existing family leave plan
Maine’s Department of Labor needs to review a plan that would make businesses with existing PFML programs pay twice.
Opinion: With Chevron ruling, Supreme Court shows it thinks it’s smarter than experts
The ruling provides federal judges all the leeway that they might need to see things the way Big Business prefers.
Opinion: Emperor Trump? SCOTUS expanded the imperial presidency
Nothing in the Constitution’s text or original public meaning supports the immunity rules the court crafted, which would be deeply disturbing to the nation’s founders.
Opinion: Sometimes you have to hand over the car keys
In theory, political parties exist to nominate the strongest candidates. They aren’t meant simply to coronate.
Opinion: Trump’s Big Lie isn’t just a national scourge
If the former president and his allies prevail in November, we’ll need principled local leaders to stand up against malevolence and chicanery.
Opinion: Maine needs to pass a red flag law – now
Give families the right to seek emergency orders to remove guns from dangerous relatives. It’s that simple.
Opinion: With immigration, perceptions matter more than reality
The debate over immigration policy is more about the feelings than the numbers.
Opinion: I just gave up the best job I ever had. President Biden must do the same.
The successful transfer of power is a true measure of any strong institution.
Opinion: Help teens to better understand gender, sexuality
An adolescent’s job is to figure out where they fit in the scheme of life. Our job as adults is to support that process.