In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, you could already see a tea party redux setting itself up for the Democrats in the same the way the original tea party movement had swept the Republicans into power in 2011. There was the grassroots anger fueling the insurrection. The out-of-nowhere political superstars already gaining […]

Loads of lead fishing lures can be found at the bottom of even the cleanest bodies of water.

Interesting things are happening in rural Maine. • People with software jobs elsewhere are moving to Maine — but only where high-speed internet exists. • Artists, photographers, actors, musicians from away have created a sophisticated cultural economy. • A bumper crop of young farmers is moving in — the number of farmers, the acres under […]

Despite their success in Maine and across the country, elected officials continue to attack the remarkable progress of public charter schools, and Maine is no exception. This session, Rep. Michael Brennan of Portland is the primary sponsor of a pair of bills that would drastically limit Maine students’ access to public charter school programs, separating […]

It’s the worst of many bad ideas floating around Augusta right now.

Even in “odd” years, powerful political forces drive elected officials away from common ground.

Public funding, a history of female role models and recruiting organizations all play a part.