I read with interest the article titled “Legislation seeks to eliminate setting of bail for Maine defendants” (Feb. 9), and as someone who helps states to become informed enough to take on issues of pretrial justice, I am familiar with the varying opinions articulated in the article. Many states across America are thinking about, or […]

The U.S. Senate continues to wrestle with immigration, most recently over a bill to authorize spending for the Department of Homeland Security. Here in Maine, the General Assistance controversy has Gov. LePage and the Department of Health and Human Services at loggerheads with our cities over benefits for residents. Portland, with 5 percent of the […]

I have lived in the Northgate area of Portland for many years, in an area that was considered a flood zone. In order to get a mortgage or a home equity loan, one had to purchase flood insurance. This was an added burden for new homebuyers or those selling a home. We contacted then-City Councilor […]

Despite what one may have heard, we’d be doing ourselves a disservice to characterize electoral reform as a sour-grapes, kneejerk reaction to the outcome of the latest gubernatorial race. With a unique opportunity to build consensus on such a common-sense fix, we should consider electoral reform as a reform embraced by Republicans, Democrats, independents and […]