No one in Maine is jailed because they are poor and unable to pay their fine.
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Children’s nutrition, health care programs lose funds in congressional budgets
Steep cuts approved for food stamps, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program.
2015 is the year for tax reform in Maine
Maine’s top income tax rate is the ninth highest in the nation, at 7.95 percent, and it kicks in when someone earns just $20,900.
Even without Indiana’s new law, gays not protected against discrimination
Since no one has cited any actual harm religious freedom laws have caused, what’s the source of the firestorm?
Critical program that protects Maine children, families in jeopardy
Maine Families home visiting programs teach young, first-time parents how to deal with the stresses of parenting a young child.
Homeowners, either alone or in a group, can lower their energy costs
More and more Mainers are becoming believers with rapid advancements in technology and equipment.
More can be done to meet the demand for lifesaving organ donations
More than half of the adults in Maine have signed up, but misconceptions are holding back many other people.
When a governor won’t follow the law
LePage gets his way because few seem willing to stand up to his bullying and threats.
April fools at the State House
Term limits eliminate our opportunity to elect legislators who are doing a good job for us.
OpnLttr, the Internet’s most passive-aggressive site
A clearing house for thousands of simmering, and often anonymous, grievances.