Non-government entities can manage helping the city’s homeless in a more cost-effective manner.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: Clean Election candidates deserve equal opportunity
A case in House District 110 has demonstrated the problems that occur when laws are not faithfully executed.
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George Smith: We can’t take to the woods anymore
However, the writings of Louise Dickinson Rich still have a lot to teach us.
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Maine Voices: Absent oversight, condo associations can stymie energy-efficiency goals
Unlike state agencies, the regulatory groups handle complex matters with little guidance on how to do so.
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Maine Compass: State’s ballot question system exploited regularly by outside interests
Between 2009 and 2017, donors from away gave 71% of over $81 million to these campaigns.
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Sen. Collins: Russia’s ability to divide America is far from fiction
It’s also telling that the efforts are not aimed at one candidate or one political party.
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Commentary: Beach reading for wonks
Summer reading material selected especially for those who just can’t get enough of politics.
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Rep. Colleen Madigan: Maine cities like Waterville deserve more state funding aid
State cuts to revenue sharing in recent years have shifted property tax burdens onto those who can least afford it, Colleen Madigan writes.
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Jim Fossel: Poll kicks sand in the idea that a blue wave is coming
Expectations are high for Democrats nationally, but that doesn’t mean Maine will follow suit.
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Cynthia Dill: Dillon Bates should not resign his House seat without due process
The lawmaker has a right to serve until two-thirds of his fellow members vote to expel or otherwise punish him.