Without every Maine citizen having equal access to the lawmaking process from beginning to end, special interests will own the process.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: State legislators face difficult decisions, historic choices
What values will Maine’s budget reflect – social justice or fear and repression?
Maine Voices: State retirement fund should divest fossil fuel investments
Beyond the environmental damage they cause, fossil fuels no longer provide a good bang for the buck.
He hoped to donate a kidney. Now he’s headed for chemotherapy.
Unable to fulfill his own act of generosity, Ed Suslovic of Portland now searches for someone who can.
Maine Voices: Internet connectivity that just works will help Maine thrive
One key step is to chart internet quality. The ISPs won’t tell us the truth – the Maine Broadband Coalition needs to hear from you.
Black History Month: Schools were segregated in the North, too
The battles of the civil rights era were also fought outside the Jim Crow South.
Maine Voices: Systemic racism has no home in our state
The Hancock County sheriff’s racist reaction has left Mainers without essential public health services. He should resign.
Maine Compass: Sen. Collins, follow your conscience and vote to convict
Republicans must join Democrats to send a message that undemocratic actions are unacceptable.
Noah Feldman: Trump’s lawyers are helping advance impeachment’s purpose
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Douglas Rooks: Republicans, and business, win the first round
Gov. Mills loses the “tax conformity” fight, but the tension over state spending remains.