Four citizen-initiated ordinances passed by voters in one city show the growing chasm between moderate Democratic leaders and their more progressive base.
Op-eds
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Sen. Hamper: The formula for rebuilding Maine’s economy is bipartisan
A Democratic governor realized that cutting taxes, controlling spending and growing jobs was a winning plan, but it took a Republican governor and Legislature to carry it out.
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Maine Voices: Education indicators provide path for future policy priorities
We need to start with high-quality early education and keep developing the math and reading skills that will help middle and high schoolers make key transitions.
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Commentary: The Southern Strategy is dead. Here’s to America’s future.
The organizing principle of Republican politics hasn’t changed in 50 years.
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Commentary: Fifty states, 50 pandemic economies
Places that are tied to travel and tourism are less insulated, and that has important implications for government spending plans.
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Maine Voices: Portland should stop stalling on new wellness shelter
People need places to sleep. Preble Street can provide them. Let’s move ahead before winter gets here.
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Leonard Pitts: Any Republican unwilling to defy Trump is unworthy of the label ‘patriot’
The silence that has greeted the president’s subversion of democracy is an astonishing display of gutlessness.
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Maine Voices: We’re thankful for the courage of teachers, school staff
From behind masks and plexiglass, the virus hasn’t stopped our commitment to students or to our collective vision of the future.
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Commentary: Washington’s stimulus triumph remains underrated
Hindsight shows that the CARES Act saved the U.S. economy, and how badly the country needs another round of bipartisan statesmanship.
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Commentary: A win for baseball – and for the rest of us
The Marlins’ new general manager, Kim Ng, is paving the way for all children and for all individuals who differ from current sports leadership.