L.D. 1683 would make it illegal for someone to remove a condom during sex without their partner’s permission and would allow their partner to sue for damages.
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Maine Public Advocate: Legislature must act now to save ratepayers from PUC solar program
An effective utility tax of about $275 per year on every CMP and Versant ratepayer simply cannot stand.
Commentary: Food stamps bill paves path to effective poverty and hunger solutions
A vote to reinstate pandemic-era public-private partnerships is a vote to stabilize Maine households.
Commentary: Maine lawmakers, regulators made child care as expensive as it is today
The state needs to examine regulations rather than continue to throw money at an industry that is rapidly disappearing, to the detriment of Maine’s economy.
Maine Voices: What would fishing in Maine be without the wildlife?
Lead poisoning from fishing has for years been one of the leading causes of loon deaths. We want to change that.
Commentary: Maine is not meeting its obligation to children like my son
Without a critical change to the payment structure for special-purpose preschools, these schools cannot survive.
Tom Waddell: Teach the real history of race in America
Critical Race Theory, or CRT, encourages accurate teaching of our nation’s history. If we don’t teach our children accurate history, young people will never learn from our nation’s failures or appreciate its successes. Unfortunately, some people only want to teach children a whitewashed version of history that portrays America as the mythical shining city on […]
Douglas Rooks: Bridges can unite communities, if we let them
The dispute over the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Topsham and Brunswick didn’t have to go this far.
Commentary: It’s time to talk about fentanyl ingestion in children
The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.
The Maine Millennial: No public mission, no public money
It’s the Bangor Christian School’s style of faith that has turned my generation away from organized religion.