politics
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Commentary: With David Flanagan’s death, country loses model of bipartisan camaraderie
His work across the aisle during the Senate’s Katrina inquiry helped pave the way for legislation that has made us all safer.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Commentary: Healthy democracies can’t discriminate against independent candidates, voters
Make primaries nonpartisan; standardize ballot and financing rules, and include all general election candidates in public debates.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
What to know about a potential government shutdown
Republicans are blocking funding the government.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2021
Commentary: Why are disabled women so underrepresented in American politics?
Political parties could improve elected representation among disabled women by establishing accessibility funds and setting recruitment quotas.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Indie Film: When the chips are down, don’t follow these characters
The movies are full of examples of terrible leaders who fail when disaster strikes.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Commentary: American politics are not (yet) broken
President Biden’s success with the infrastructure bill shows that the median voter theorem still holds.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2021
The View From Here: Party politics times five
Polling analysis suggests there are multiple political parties inside the coalitions we call the Democrats and Republicans.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Maine’s supreme court extends deadline for Legislature to redraw voting districts
Lawmakers had asked for more time because they still don't have the U.S. Census data needed to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2021
LePage officially announces bid for governor in 2022
The conservative and controversial Republican served eight years in the Blaine House before being term-limited in 2019, and his entrance into the race all but guarantees a feisty campaign against Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2021
Supporters of tribal gaming bill fail to override Mills veto
The House voted 80-53 to override the governor's opposition to a bill restoring gaming rights lost in a 1980 legal settlement with the state, short of the two-thirds margin needed.
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