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Maine Compass: Legislature must fund critical investment in housing

by James Elkins January 24, 2020January 24, 2020

L.D. 1645, a proposed tax incentive, will benefit low-income families and seniors around the state.

by Daniel Rooney January 24, 2020January 23, 2020

Their focus on abortion ignores all that Collins has done to help all Mainers gain access to care.

Recent disconnect notices that contradict state law are but the latest example of a utility that’s in the dark.

by Afton Hupper January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

A group seeking to restrict offshore leases is starting a feud among interests that should be working together.

by Richard B. Anderson January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

Warming temperatures are a bigger threat to brook trout than a transmission line.

by Peter Jacobs January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

Part-time professors create courses, give lectures, spend hours grading and help students think critically – but they’d make more in fast food.

by George Smith January 22, 2020January 21, 2020

Here’s some praise for politicians across the spectrum.

by Ryan LaRochelle January 21, 2020January 20, 2020

Inflation inequality means that policymakers likely underestimate the number of people living in poverty.

by Mary E. Small January 20, 2020January 27, 2020

A former state senator argues that the company is more than meeting the hiring goals imposed when it received a tax break.

by Tim Suitter January 20, 2020January 17, 2020

After getting pay concessions and tax breaks, the company should be ready to fulfill its obligation to the U.S. defense manufacturing sector.