Making marijuana legal without permitting legal sales precludes above-board investment.
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Crime victims deserve equal rights
The bipartisan proposal, Marsy’s Law for Maine, will help make sure they have guaranteed, enforceable protections.
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Want ranked-choice voting? Elect candidates who will support a constitutional amendment
The fate of this critical reform depends on who wins in 2018, Sens. Cathy Breen and Shenna Bellows say.
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Maine Voices: General Dynamics has no business asking for more tax breaks
Taxpayers should demand the company start giving back and help fight global warming before it receives any additional funding.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Cities, towns paying more for schools as state pays less, study finds
State funding for Maine’s K-12 public schools declined 9 percent from 2008 to 2015.
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Next governor better be ready to answer to all Mainers
And if your motives are questionable, do yourself – and all of us – a favor by sitting this next election out.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Legislature has long to-do list when it returns in January
Lawmakers need to dispose of more than 400 bills, a job that could be complicated by the ambitions of several top lawmakers who are running for higher office.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Medicaid expansion not done yet
The battle now shifts to how to pay for what the voters demanded.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
It’s time for all Mainers to start setting the table for civility
Maine Revives Civility guides are available online to help you start your own conversations on civility.
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Charles Lawton: Elect politicians for ability to collaborate on progress, not their stances on issues
And ‘will of the people’ votes are not an effective fix for self-interest government when lawmakers implement them however they see fit.