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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Jim Fossel: The right to hold unpopular views is under attack
Margaret Chase Smith denounced McCarthyism 70 years ago. Her 'Declaration of Conscience' speaks to this moment in our politics and culture.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
Jim Fossel: Defeat won’t cost Trump sway over GOP
He could essentially end up with veto power over the 2024 nomination.
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PublishedJune 7, 2020
Jim Fossel: Legislature’s input needed in state of emergency
Just like Congress, the Maine Legislature has ceded too much power to to the executive branch and needs to take it back.
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PublishedMay 31, 2020
Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills has most to lose in COVID politics
Whether she opens the economy too fast or too slow, she will be held accountable in 2022.
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
Jim Fossel: Federal aid should come with strings attached
The Paycheck Protection Program is a good model for how COVID assistance should work.
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Jim Fossel: Complex politics behind statewide corridor vote
Democrats and Republicans haven't clearly split along party lines on a referendum aimed at blocking a western Maine power project.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills should work with Maine Republicans on economy
In times of crisis, leaders need to bring people together, not drive division.
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PublishedMay 3, 2020
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan commission should review COVID response
Oversight and accountability should be applied to the handling of this crisis, on the federal level and here in Maine.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Jim Fossel: Courts should review referendum questions
Voters should know whether the referendum questions they are considering jibe with the state's constitution.
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