We all want aging Mainers to receive care as they enter their twilight years. Being able to stay in their homes, maintain their own small sources of incomes and have the love and care of their families depends on access to home health care services. This is why saying “yes!” on Question 1 in November […]

The state economist says that more than 60,000 Maine families will be affected, as well as small businesses, if Question 1 – calling for a 3.8 percent tax on Mainers making more than $128,400 – becomes a reality. On June 19, 1989, a “use tax” was placed on boats purchased in Maine. This additional cost […]

It is so important to our state that we bring ourselves out of the quagmire that Gov. LePage has created. As a state representative, I have seen Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills fight for the mentally ill, the expansion of Medicaid and the distribution of Narcan to first responders. Janet works tirelessly for us. She […]

I strongly oppose Question 1, which aims to essentially double state income taxes for Maine’s higher-earning residents to fund in-home health care. Keep in mind that the cutoff for this is $128,400 per household. This initiative is funded by the Maine People’s Alliance. If you read their literature (mainepeoplesalliance.org/fairshare), you will see that their endgame […]

As an island resident, I can’t help but see how much we need Democrat Janet Mills as our next governor. Residents of Vinalhaven struggle to pay their medical bills – she is for expanding Medicaid. Our school struggles to support children at every level of education who are affected by childhood trauma – she is […]

When I got home from the hospital after treatment for a heart condition, I was lucky enough to have insurance that paid for home care. Question 1 would provide everyone who needs it with professional in-home care, regardless of the quality of their insurance or size of their income. According to a recent study by […]

Never have I been more proud of anyone as I am of Sen. Susan Collins and her latest decision. What a novelty, today, to have a politician who cannot be bought, bullied or badgered into a decision that would please an angry mob but would have discernment, guts and morals to evaluate, assess and implement […]

Look what Sen. Susan Collins has done. She has aided and abetted the president, who now calls Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s reluctant testimony a “hoax” and a fabrication. The man was an ignorant, misogynistic, offensive bully before, and now he is likely to be even worse, thanks to his so-called “victory” in getting the Senate […]