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PublishedJuly 10, 2019
Our View: Searches show how privacy laws have fallen behind
Federal investigators accessed hundreds of millions of photos from databases, just the latest example of how privacy rights are eroding.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
New law is aimed at easing burden of homelessness on Portland
But the president of the Maine Welfare Directors Association doesn't believe Sen. Ben Chipman's bill will have much of an impact on service center communities such as Portland and Bangor.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Our View: Tribal courts should get assault cases
Native crime victims can be better protected by tribal courts without violating non-Native defendants' rights.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2019
Presidential primaries, automatic voter registration among election-law changes
But lawmakers defeated several attempts to change the citizen initiative process and the ranked-choice voting that was used statewide in Maine for the first time last year.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
Jim Fossel: Democrats won’t defeat Trump if they all move to the left
Maine Democrats know they can't go all-in on every liberal position without losing voters – when will their national counterparts get this?
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
Another View: Fossel’s conservative buzzwords don’t add insight
It's not a 'nanny state' that tries to limit underage vaping, and adding to ocean pollution should not be an issue of 'individual liberty.'
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
Maine keeps charter school cap at 10, as states weigh impact of expansions
The legislation, along with another bill limiting the number of students who can enroll at the state's two virtual charter schools, is enacted without the governor's signature.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Our View: Build a better child welfare system – finally
The attention the system gets after a high-profile tragedy should not be allowed to fade.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Jim Fossel: Maine erases advances made under Republican governor, Legislature
We're taking major steps backward in both economic freedom and individual liberties.
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
Maine Voices: Restitution bill shows progress in juvenile-justice reform
A new state law will help ensure that financial obligations will not haunt juveniles well beyond their involvement in the system.
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