Federal lawsuit asks a district court to rule Janet Mills’ restrictions on commerce are unconstitutional.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Cautious but vigilant, Janet Mills navigates a time of crisis
Conscious of Mainers’ independence and protective of constitutional rights, the governor comes to strict distancing orders deliberately, even as they extend to the state’s highest office.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Stacey Abrams, who called loss in Georgia race tainted, warns Maine audience of voter suppression
Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Coastal History: You’ve come a long way, baby
Well here we are – another decade has passed. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the millennium, although Big Al’s still had a nice selection of Y2K books on the shelf when I last went in there. Almost 20 years since 9/11. And, as I mentioned briefly last week, it’s now […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Boomers really are OK
Young climate activists pick the wrong target for failures to act on the environment.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills leading the way as clean-energy transition comes to Maine
The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine government should lead on asylum-seeker aid
Helping today’s refugees is an investment in tomorrow’s workforce.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
State ethics board fines Mills’ inaugural committee for late fundraising
The board also fines Unite Portland, a political action committee, for filing late reports of expenditures from its campaign opposing the re-election of Ethan Strimling as Portland mayor.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Invest in people and build Maine’s economy
The state’s new economic development plan rightly focuses on building the workforce.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: It’s not too late to listen to climate science
Decades-old climate models predicted how things would go, and newer ones tell us where we’re going if we don’t act.