No matter what the Senate parliamentarian says, the struggle for basic rights and protections will continue.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: The reconciliation bill feels like my family’s last chance
My adult son, who has disabilities, cannot live the life he deserves because so little support exists for people like him. This legislation signals a commitment to providing it.
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Commentary: Bridging the divide between mental health care and addiction treatment
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Maine Voices: We need to put a price on carbon to fight climate change
A tax on fossil fuels would pay for infrastructure and steer consumers to clean energy options.
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Sen. Craig Hickman: Housing is a human right
The worsening affordable housing crisis in Maine is simply unsustainable, the Democratic state senator from Winthrop writes.
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Jim Fossel: Parties challenged to recruit 2022 Maine State House hopefuls
Personal attacks, partisanship, Augusta gridlock and intraparty squabbles all discourage would-be candidates.
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The Maine Millennial: Janey gets lessons in how to canine
A former stray dog becomes part of a happy pack, with all the stick fetching and cat chasing that implies.
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Fabiola Santiago: It’s sad to see Biden throw Trump book at Black Haitian immigrants
Miami Herald (TNS)
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Commentary: Climate change will force people to move. We need to find out where they’ll go
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Ramesh Ponnuru: The US debt limit constrains nothing but honesty
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)