Newly updated rules on producers’ responsibility for waste management costs have alarmed the average business.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: Maine’s environmental track record must be maintained
The challenges ahead will require us to stand up against polluters and neglect. Luckily, Maine is good at that.
Opinion: If made return to the office, remote workers will quit
Organizations enforcing all-in attendance policies risk shooting themselves in the foot.
Opinion: Americans must not lose sight of some basic truths
The U.S. might be on the cusp of dramatic change. Let’s not let the facts get lost.
Commentary: The IRS shows what government efficiency really looks like
Between all the talk of fiscal commissions and efficiency agencies, it seems like the question of the day is how to make the U.S. government operate more proficiently. There is no shortage of ideas on what should be cut and by how much. Before any actions are taken, officials should take a look at a […]
Hilary Koch: Breadcrumbs of connection
There’s been a shift in how we view food, the columnist writes.
Commentary: A better way to pay for extending the Trump tax cuts
One of the first orders of business in 2025 for Congress and the incoming administration will be the extension of President Donald Trump’s signature 2017 tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), most of whose individual provisions are set to expire late next year. There’s one problem: America’s debt trajectory is unsustainable. Even […]
Commentary: Trump’s rock the boat transition picks supported by most Americans, poll says
President-elect Donald Trump has rocked the boat and roiled critics with some of his controversial transition picks and campaign promises but most Americans believe that’s just what he should be doing. Nearly six in 10 American adults approve of the way Trump is handling his transition, according to a CBS/YouGov poll, a shocker for the […]
Opinion: You want climate action in Maine? Be my guest.
If the politicians who dream up these schemes got their way, voters would boot them out.
Opinion: Our republic was good while it lasted
By some miracle the United States may survive Trumpism. But the odds aren’t great.