Jim Fossel
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Jim Fossel: Maine needs to keep citizen initiatives in check
Let's not stand by while our elected officials are rendered irrelevant.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Jim Fossel: Both GOP and RNC must be firm with Trump
Letting him shirk the pledge to support the party’s eventual nominee – whoever it may be – should not be an option.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Jim Fossel: Social conservatism must chart a new course in Maine
If hot-button causes are to succeed, support for them cannot come from the Republican Party alone.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Jim Fossel: Don’t buy the Fed’s rosy economic forecast
The central bank has backed off its prediction of a recession next year, but this does not comfort me.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan 2024 White House ticket? Forget it.
It’s true that voters aren’t enthusiastic about a Biden-Trump rematch, but there’s little evidence that they want No Labels’ vague alternative.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2023
Jim Fossel: We must keep closer watch as legislators try to dodge scrutiny
Looking back over the session that just wrapped in Maine, some distressing trends emerge.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Jim Fossel: Maine Republican leadership bungled budget negotiations
Although party leaders say they oppose certain policies, they’re rarely willing to put up a real fight.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Jim Fossel: Dilly-dallying Legislature shows scant regard for Maine taxpayers
The shoddy practice of waiting until the last minute to vote on controversial bills seems to worsen every session.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills’ influence is shrinking
It looks to me like progressives have started working around Maine’s governor rather than working to gain her support.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
Jim Fossel: A glimmer of hope for Maine Republicans?
While Rep. Abden Simmons’ recent win was certainly a good sign for the party, a loss under such unusual circumstances would have been apocalyptically awful.
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