Although party leaders say they oppose certain policies, they’re rarely willing to put up a real fight.
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Commentary: Farmers deserve to be able to control what they grow
Just four companies control two-thirds of seed and pesticide sales worldwide, but a new bill moving through Congress could help lower prices and increase competition.
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Commentary: Jailing people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness
The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
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Commentary: Do right for the health of Native Americans in Maine
L.D. 2007 must be passed with any vetoes overridden to improve access to health care and better well-being for the Wabanaki Nations.
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Susana Hancock: Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen
Humanity has a choice to make.
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Commentary: Not knowing where new nurses will come from is no excuse for no new nurses
The proposal that would introduce nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine is one of the few interventions that can repair perilous working conditions for nurses.
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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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The Maine Millennial: Beware ‘the Maine stare’ and what it implies
For whom is the welcome mat rolled out? It’s time Mainers got real about the answer.
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Sen. Trey Stewart: The broken promises of Maine’s Gov. Mills are piling up
A series of unfulfilled pledges has tarnished Mills’ reputation and enabled radicals to pilfer Mainers’ paychecks to pay for expensive policy experiments.
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Commentary: Gov. Mills’ broken promises continue to pile up
A series of reneged-on pledges has tarnished Janet Mills’ reputation. Maine can’t afford to govern like this.