Reid was warned that the day would come when Republicans would be in the majority and would exploit the new rules to equal and opposite effect. That day is here.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bernie Sanders asks: Will Trump have the guts to stand up to Big Pharma?
With 1,400 lobbyists and $58 million in political donations, drug companies will battle to keep consumers in their grip.
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Maine Compass: Biomass power benefits Maine
Promoting biomass helps the local forest products industry, and provides Maine-made power.
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Douglas Rooks: Resistance is definitely not futile
Trump’s traits, like LePage’s before him, make opposition more difficult, and more necessary.
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Maine Voices: Gov. LePage’s budget is a boon for wealthy, burden for working class
His ‘upside-down’ priorities would increase taxes for 80 percent of Maine families.
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George Smith: Pythons on the loose, and other suggested bills
Love for the legislative process leads to a series of proposals for the 128th Legislature.
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Greg Kesich: Reign of Gov. LePage offers preview, and lessons, for life under Trump
Their approaches are quite similar, and despite fierce opposition, no one has been able to derail them.
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Maine Voices: Here is why Donald Trump will be a 2-term president
It’s time for ‘Never Trump’ voters to start taking him seriously, because his core base is going nowhere.
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Tom Saviello: Maine Warden Service could use a few good women
Love the outdoors? There’s a place for you in public service.