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PublishedMay 19, 2019
The View From Here: The year after the Year of the Woman
A state Equal Rights Amendment failed on a party-line vote, showing that abortion remains the biggest fault line in our politics.
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PublishedMay 19, 2019
Our View: Juvenile justice bill would keep kids out of prison
Mental health and drug disorders don't get better behind bars. Maine judges should treat incarceration as a last resort.
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PublishedMay 18, 2019
Commentary: Primaries will more accurately reflect Maine voters’ presidential preferences
Many communities have simply outgrown our traditional caucus system.
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PublishedMay 18, 2019
Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine
But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Lawmakers urged to help revive UMaine-led offshore wind project
Legislators hear testimony on a bill that would direct the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve a long-term power contract for two experimental floating offshore wind turbines.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Commentary: Anti-Electoral College move a mistake for Maine
The Maine House should not follow the Maine Senate's lead on a bill to radically change the presidential election process.
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PublishedMay 15, 2019
South Portland emissions controversy inspires bill to require local notice
Two bills would require the Maine DEP to notify municipalities when any ‘notice of violation’ has been issued for emissions infractions and to require independent, third-party testing of emissions.
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PublishedMay 15, 2019
Maine Voices: Importing Canadian drugs will help Mainers stay healthy
L.D. 1272 will cut costs, allowing people to buy the prescription medication they need.
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Maine Senate endorses bill to elect president by popular vote
The measure, which now heads to the House, reflects a growing movement among states to drop the centuries-old Electoral College system.
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Maine Senate reverses course, ends religious exemption for vaccines
The bill – expected to be signed by Gov. Mills – is one of the most controversial to move through the Legislature in recent years.
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