Lawmakers should not yield to intimidation from those who profit by jacking up prices on medicines Mainers need.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Rep. Caiazzo: Ballot question must present Maine voters with clear choices on NECEC
This fall’s referendum proposes three different changes to state law, so it should be separated into three questions.
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Sen. Russell Black: Renewed hope in western Maine
With the number of COVID-19 cases slowly dropping statewide and the rate of hospitalizations from the virus in Franklin County the lowest of any county in Maine, there are signs that this spring and summer may be filled with renewed hope in our part of the state. This winter gave the region a boost with […]
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Maine Compass: How to pass climate change legislation in a divided country
A carbon dividend program, supported by people across the political spectrum, is the path forward, a Colby student writes.
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Commentary: Maine legislators out of touch with what teachers and students need
Despite a year of learning from the pandemic, Augusta has stifled education innovation in order to steamroll party orthodoxy.
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Maine Voices: The economics of search – the special case of buying a mattress
So many choices. So much information. Such great potential for buyer’s remorse. Who can a consumer trust?
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Maine Voices: Background check bill would save lives, prevent future tragedies in Maine
L.D. 999 would require that a background check is completed before two strangers engage in the sale of a firearm.
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Commentary: Congress should stop rewarding Big Pharma with tax breaks for gouging patients
Maine’s congressional delegation should push to eliminate loopholes that allow this industry to dodge paying its fair share.
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Maine Voices: This past school year was not lost, it was lived. Beautifully.
Let’s not have this time defined by learning loss, but rather by the compassion and resilience that students, families and teachers have mustered.