Gov. Mills’ proposed Dirigo Business Incentive Program focuses on the cost of doing business. The focus needs to be on supporting Maine’s workers.
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Commentary: Legislature must fund immediate relief for Maine renters
The construction of new affordable housing, while vitally important, will take time. Thousands of Mainers need help today.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Case management should be available, accessible to all older Mainers
L.D. 1684 will help connect more older adults with services in their communities, allowing them to stay healthy, to stay in their homes and to remain active and engaged.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Sex trade survivors need protection; sex buyers need to stop
A recent column was grossly inaccurate when it stated that trafficking is prevented when both the buying and selling of sex are decriminalized. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Who deserves welfare? That’s the wrong question
When government focuses on identifying the worthy, it fails to serve the needy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: All Mainers benefit when tax dollars are reinvested in support for recovery
L.D. 1714 would establish sustainable funding for Maine’s 19 recovery community centers, using taxes collected on adult use cannabis sales.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sagadahoc Sheriff Merry: Statewide flavored tobacco ban will protect Maine’s kids
The Legislature should pass L.D. 1215 to stand up to an industry that preys on our young people and uses misinformation to create inertia.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Anti-gay rights crowd has a new target, but it’s the same old hate
I am pro-freedom, and I understand that all of our freedoms are connected.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s Republican rivals are right to seize the moment
The former president is likely to be indicted a third time in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election – and could still be indicted a fourth time in connection with Jan. 6.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Expand Mainers’ eligibility for the Medicare Savings Program
There couldn’t be a better time to provide justice to the thousands of older Mainers now struggling to make ends meet.