L.D. 1491 would replace the Maine earned income tax credit with a bigger credit available to more people.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Proposed drug price caps would stall health care advances
Allowing a state panel to artificially restrain medication costs would lead to a slower pace of innovation and fewer cures.
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Commentary: Gleeful Democrats pulled off the perfect tax scam
“Nobody likes to give themselves credit for this kind of messaging success, but progressive groups did a really good job of convincing people that Trump raised their taxes when the facts say a clear majority got a tax cut,” Vox senior correspondent Matthew Yglesias tweeted April 8. Let me get this straight. Yglesias admits that […]
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Sustain Mid Maine Coalition: These cars are electric
This Earth Day, think about turning in your internal combustion engine for something greener, and cheaper.
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Peter Garrett: Senators should lead on climate change
A bipartisan bill for a carbon tax and dividend has been introduced in the House. The Senate needs to step up.
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Amy Calder: Bravely battling rare form of cancer
Cierrah French, 12, of Skowhegan, has chrondocarcinoma, which is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and will undergo surgery on her right leg Tuesday in Boston.
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Jim Fossel: Maine’s Green New Deal as substance-free as the federal version
The state’s proposed response to the climate crisis also makes a lot of promises for other people to keep.
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Bill Nemitz: On cancer and credit cards: Speaking her truth to the guys in suits
As paid lobbyists line up in Augusta against a package of prescription medication reform bills, the lone voice of a woman from Limestone lays bare the travesty of high drug prices.
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The Maine Millennial: There’s no way to win pothole slalom
A reasonable gas tax hike would provide the money Maine needs to fix its roads.
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Maine Voices: Students don’t get commencement guidance when they really need it
Advice to those starting college: Reach out to faculty, lean on your advisers, talk to career-services staff and be flexible.