Editorials
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PublishedJune 28, 2011
Our View: Maine Clean Electionslaw will need full review
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down Monday that could directly impact a provision of a Maine law has free speech advocates responding on both sides of the issue.<br><br> The U.S. Supreme Court overturned on First Amendment grounds part of an Arizona law that provided publicly funded political candidates "matching funds" when their privately funded opponents spent more than they did.<br><br> Like Maine's Clean Elections Act, Arizona's statute aimed at "leveling the playing field" between candidates who took private funds and ones taking a fixed amount from public sources. Similar laws exist in New Mexico, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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PublishedJune 27, 2011
Our View: Politics rule in debate over federal debt limit
Instead of solving the nation's problems, Congress is getting ready for the next election.
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PublishedJune 26, 2011
Our View: Gambling referendums have created a regulatory mess
Because Maine's leaders failed to act, only the marketplace can sort out this situation.
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PublishedJune 26, 2011
Our View: Plenty of time to redistrict for 2012
With only two congressional districts, dividing the state map shouldn't take two years.
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PublishedJune 26, 2011
Our View: State’s ‘fix’ of medical pot law leaves major problem unsolved
As long as using cannabis is still a violation of federal law, no state protections are enough.
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PublishedJune 25, 2011
Our View: Congress Street planneeds more work
Something has been missing from the public hearings on a proposed plan to ease congestion on Congress Street: the public.
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PublishedJune 25, 2011
Another View: Short-sighted energy policies in the ’90s led to current situation
Angus King's advocacy for wind power does not explain how things got this way.
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PublishedJune 24, 2011
Our View: Troop drawdown should come with new goals
What will the end of the Afghanistan war look like? It's important to articulate it now.
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PublishedJune 23, 2011
Our View: Storm water runoff plan needs caution, compassion
Controlling this long-standing serious problem shouldn't become a political hot potato.
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PublishedJune 23, 2011
Our View: Bath City Council shouldn’t be trying to do the PUC’s job
There already is a regulatory body overseeing CMP, and the state doesn't need another one.
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