Every proposal should go through a thorough assessment of its benefits, costs and consequences for the state.
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Portland cartoonist’s ‘Big Nate’ comic strip ends its daily run on Saturday
Lincoln Peirce is ending the daily ‘Big Nate’ cartoons, but the Sunday strips will continue to run.
Nearly half of Portland’s vacant downtown buildings haven’t registered with city
Owners of vacant storefront properties in the ‘pedestrian activities district’ must either agree to have local artists’ work installed or pay a fine, according to a new ordinance now in effect.
South Portland says farewell to Kaler Elementary — for good
Monday is the last day for the school, which will close its doors permanently.
Voting red will only make you blue | Letter
This is in response to a letter (“If you want positive change in Maine, vote red”), published on June 6, that concluded: “Vote red and see the real changes.” Vote red and see: If we really “see” what “red” has actually done for “the people,” it’s bound to make us blue. Joanne D’UngerLeeds
‘Meet the Press’ meets the flat-Earth president | Letter
Anyone who has ever seen a sunset on the West Coast knows that the sun looks like it is sinking into the ocean. I would sometimes joke that this proves the Earth is flat. All we had to do was look at what was in front of our eyes. Of course, astronomers have long proven […]
See the 97 billionaires and their spouses backing Susan Collins
The list comes from a Maine Monitor analysis of Federal Election Commission campaign finance data.
Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins
The level of billionaire funding shows how the race, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, has drawn interest and funding from some of the wealthiest people in the world.
Remember 988, the mental health version of 911 | Opinion
In Maine, 988 acts as an invaluable gateway to the entire crisis system.
Platner, Fetterman exchange insults amid political comparisons
Graham Platner has sought to distance himself from Sen. John Fetterman, a harsh critic who won in Pennsylvania with a similar blue-collar image before becoming a pariah among Democrats.