Other states have passed laws regulating pharmacy reimbursements. Why not Maine?
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We know what works to keep Maine kids safe. Now it’s time to act.
‘Kinship care,’ increasing the availability of treatment foster homes and intervening with high-risk families succeeded before – and can again.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Mainers face double-digit shock in 2022 electricity supply rates
Experts say the expected increase is primarily a result of rising prices for natural gas. Maine’s solar policies also could increase rates in the coming years.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Special election on horizon to replace Bailey in House
Former state Sen. Jim Boyle. D-Gorham, will run to replace Kyle Bailey, who has resigned from the Gorham-Scarborough House seat, and other candidates have yet to be named.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: More funding not a long-term fix for our state’s child care crisis
Instead of hoping for Washington to bail us out, Maine legislators should take a scalpel to onerous regulations.
Posted inLocal & State
A wide range of new laws will take effect Monday
More than 500 nonemergency statutes will touch on everything from Narcan in schools to collecting data on racial profiling by police.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine’s new bail law may ease the crunch for struggling county jails
The sponsors of a new law that ends cash bail requirements for most minor charges say people who are not a danger to the public shouldn’t be stuck in county jails just because they’re too poor to pay bail.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Mattie Daughtry: Reproductive freedom is a human right
Maine will not move backward when it comes to a person’s right to access abortion and control their own body.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Dunlap leaving auditor’s post after failing certification exams
In a letter to Senate President Troy Jackson, former Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said he is stepping aside after he was unable to pass a series of accounting certification exams.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bipartisan redistricting effort shows Congress how lawmaking should work
When it comes to redrawing Maine’s electoral districts, nothing is to be gained from failing to work together.