Joel Clement and Pete Didisheim would rather imagine a regional climate change strategy than implement a substantive and permitted proposal.
Election 2021
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sen. Bennett: End foreign influence in Maine elections
Maine elections are for Mainers. But state law allows foreign governments to spend on referendum campaigns.
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Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat
Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: 2022 looks like a strong year for Republicans
But Maine candidates can’t expect to be swept into office by an electoral wave.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Confessions of a reluctant Question 1 opponent
The retroactivity-focused campaign almost pushed me into voting ‘yes.’ Why didn’t power line backers bring up the climate change implications?
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth council recount upholds election results
A recount held Nov. 11 in a four-way race for three Cape Elizabeth Town Council seats confirmed incumbent Jeremy Gabrielson and challengers Susan Gillis and Timothy Reiniger were the winners. Challenger Victoria Volent requested the recount after coming in fourth Nov. 2, just six votes shy of Reiniger and with 72 votes separating her from […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Mazer: We all want Portland to be a thriving city
The loser in a very tight race for a seat on the City Council thanks his supporters as well as his opponents for the recent campaign.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022
O’Rourke’s announcement Monday kicks off a third run for office in as many election cycles.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Maine highway bond deserved more voter scrutiny
Climate change should make us less ready to spend so much on roads, concrete and steel.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Better ways to break a tie
A Portland City Council race shows we should be more prepared the next time voters don’t produce a winner on Election Day.