A recent episode of MSNBC’s Morning Joe included an interview with our Sen. Angus King. The subject of the piece was the infrastructure bill now being discussed-debated in the White House with a bipartisan group, including Sen. King. At the beginning of the interview, Sen. King singled out the importance of the broadband part of […]

One of the biggest lessons I have learned while serving in the Legislature is that when an issue seems completely straightforward at first, it is almost always more complicated. The latest example of this occurred this week in one of the two policy committees I serve on, the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, where we […]

In June 1991, a band of 13 Senate Republicans – just 37% of the members – decided to do what until that moment had seemed unthinkable. Under the guise of wringing legislation to cut worker’s compensation benefits from majority Democrats, the 13 Republicans, led by firebrand Charlie Webster, decided to shut down state government to […]

Let’s get the record straight. Fishermen and sea farmers have been coexisting along the coast of Maine for many years, we all make our living on the sea. The Maine Aquaculture Association was established in 1977. We depend on Maine’s clean ocean and healthy ecosystems to produce the world’s best seafood. We preserve Maine’s working […]

Ban corporate contributions to candidates, PACs Considering how strong our election and campaign finance laws are, it is mind-boggling to me that Maine still allows corporations to make political contributions. Currently there is a bill in the current legislature to fix this. The Maine legislature has the chance to eliminate one reckless, direct source of […]