The line between corporate PAC money and trade group PAC money is blurry at best.
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Opinion: Young Mainers are taking action this election cycle
After almost a decade of frustration, young people have candidates who will truly fight for our interests – and we’re showing up to secure their victory.
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Opinion: Behold the Trump crack-up
The former president is cracking because the attention and positive energy generated by Harris and Walz are threatening his ego.
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Opinion: Our political discourse has devolved into shouting and ghosting. There’s another way.
We can form a more perfect union with a little more thoughtful public exchange.
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Opinion: Lewiston shows us the need for new authorities for the military
We’ve got to put Congress under pressure to make sensible, people-centric reforms.
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Opinion: Our system of health care has no regard for fairness
A universal health care system funded by a simple, transparent health care income tax is the better way.
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Opinion: Climate change harms and benefits are not 50-50
In fact, they’re nowhere near it.
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Jim Fossel: A pivotal year for Maine politics
Future candidates – and soon there’ll be space for them to step up – are far from obvious.
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Opinion: Special interests are pushing a dangerous new nuclear missile
I can’t think of one good argument for this work to go ahead.
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Opinion: Riverview serves Maine as best and securely as it can
A small minority of patients exceed the psychiatric center’s security capabilities. The out-of-state alternative is a last resort.