Unless the Legislature acts, Maine businesses and nonprofits could have a higher state tax burden than what federal tax rules require.
2021
Maine has no immediate plans to issue proof of COVID-19 vaccination
The state is awaiting federal guidance on how best to demonstrate someone has been fully vaccinated.
Letter to the editor: Impeach Trump for his attempted coup
President Trump must not be permitted to finish out his presidency. His incessant lies about winning an election he decidedly lost have resulted in mob violence at the Capitol, disrupting the counting of electoral votes. His unrelenting efforts to invalidate the election, combined with his incitement of supporters to riot, amount to a slow-motion coup […]
Letter to the editor: Answers to writer’s election questions are out there
Five minutes spent online will yield plenty of material that will debunk baseless claims made about electoral processes in Michigan.
Letter to the editor: Publishing debunked claims gives them unearned credence
In response to a letter by George Lawson, printed on Jan. 5: I’m wondering if the Portland Press Herald is now in the conspiracy theory business. His letter spouts unproven “facts” that are easily debunked by a quick search on Google. There was no evidence of defective or hacked voting machines and this election was […]
Letter to the editor: Collins’ fear of Trump will outlast his presidency
Sen. Susan Collins, with six more years in office, still cannot mention the name of Donald Trump – I repeat: “Donald Trump” – I repeat: “Donald Trump” – after he incited an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol. We are all stunned by the anarchy that he promoted just before rioters descended on the Capitol, […]
Commentary: The conservative case for impeaching Trump now
When the chief executive of the federal government incites an attack on the legislature, party differences should fall away.
Commentary: Rudy Giuliani has been down this riot road before
The man who urged ‘trial by combat’ Wednesday egged on a massive 1992 NYPD protest over a Black mayor’s moves toward police accountability.
Maine Voices: Tepid response to Capitol mob attack signals strategic law enforcement failure
This is what happens when everyone insists on retaining their traditional operational sovereignty. Everybody’s in charge, so nobody’s in charge.
Another View: Focus on restraining President Trump until he’s gone
He has said he’d go along with the transition on Jan. 20 – but there is no guarantee he will do so, and he could do a lot of damage in the coming days.