Oversight hearings, statutory clarifications and the power of the purse remain the most immediate and lawful tools available to restore balance amid the Trump administration’s abuses.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control is putting our families at risk | Opinion
The board’s decision to rubber-stamp the EPA’s approval of two new PFAS-laden pesticides is both surprising and disappointing.
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The EPA just took a giant step backward on global warming | Douglas Rooks
The agency’s repeal of a finding that carbon dioxide emissions threaten the environment will carry dire consequences.
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When it comes to Greenland, we need partnership, not possession | Opinion
The US already has extensive rights to operate defense facilities in the Arctic island nation. So what is all the bluster about?
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If we fail to preserve Maine’s history, we will lose it | Steve Collins
We can’t just assume that the records of preceding generations will exist for our descendants as they have for us.
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Janet Mills has engaged thoughtfully with Maine tribes, shown us respect | Opinion
The governor is leaving the relationship between Maine and the tribes in a much better place than she found it.
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Our schools need to stop treating trauma as drama | Opinion
A child’s discomfort should never be confused with danger.
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Maine’s children deserve physical and emotional safety | Opinion
A bill that would prevent ICE agents from entering public schools without a valid judicial warrant would provide just that. It deserves our support.
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Maine must invest in child care affordability | Opinion
We strongly encourage Gov. Mills and the Legislature to include $15 million in ongoing funding for the program in the supplemental budget.
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Censoring testimony is what fascism’s all about | Opinion
We can only hope that the Maine state senator who objected to our use of the word “fascism” during a legislative hearing finds recent abuses by ICE equally offensive.