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Commentary: Bill can be part of solution to attracting, retaining Maine direct care workers

by Michele Meyer From the Press Herald May 16, 2023May 15, 2023

L.D. 1718 would award up to four $4,000 vouchers for college tuition to direct care workers who work at least 30 hours per week for four years.

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Commentary: New bill will help prevent sexual assault in the Maine National Guard

by Morgan Rielly From the Press Herald May 16, 2023May 15, 2023

L.D. 1783 will collect data, amend the Victims’ Compensation Fund to better support survivors, further assist those who have experienced trauma and adopt a paid leave provision.

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Commentary: In state with dispersed tribal land, ‘full sovereignty’ seems unworkable

by Orlando E. Delogu From the Press Herald May 16, 2023May 15, 2023

Rather than seeking to legislate this ill-defined status, Maine tribal leaders will be better served by putting on the table concrete proposals expanding tribal rights.

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Commentary: The US war on terror continues. We just don’t talk about it

by Daniel DePetris Chicago Tribune (TNS) May 15, 2023May 14, 2023

At a time when the Biden administration has its hands full trying to reverse Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and manage a U.S.-China relationship stuck in the doldrums, America’s vast, lethal counterterrorism machine continues to be in high gear. The U.S. intelligence community, in close partnership with America’s special operators, are tracking and hunting down terrorists […]

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Commentary: Foster parents need paid family and medical leave, too

by Jill Barkley Roy From the Press Herald May 15, 2023May 14, 2023

Any parent welcoming a new child into their home should be able to solely focus on that child and have time to fully adjust to such a huge transition.

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Commentary: Oceans are heating up and El Nino will make it worse

by F.D. Flam Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) May 15, 2023May 14, 2023

Even if you hate the beach, live inland and aren’t bothered by dwindling fish, the latest spike in ocean temperature matters to you. The ocean is like a huge closet where we’ve been able to store 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. That closet is now stuffed. The latest readings from more […]