Political parties could improve elected representation among disabled women by establishing accessibility funds and setting recruitment quotas.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
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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Commentary: American politics are not (yet) broken
President Biden’s success with the infrastructure bill shows that the median voter theorem still holds.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
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.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Legislature passes $900 million state budget update
There was broad bipartisan support for the bill, which includes $300 direct payments to Mainers who worked through the pandemic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Has the U.S. suffered a fall from grace, or is it just setting up a leap of faith?
A former Obama speech writer travels the world to uncover how we’re seen, and whether it matters.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Landmark bill passed by House and Senate seeks to sell off Maine’s fossil fuel investments
Maine could become the first state where lawmakers order ‘divestment’ from fossil fuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process.