Youth prisons neither keep communities any safer nor help young people, so we must get these kids home with the care and support they need.
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Maine Voices: Proper worker classification is a vital foundation of Maine’s economy
Misclassification deprives employees of needed protections, puts other employers at a disadvantage and affects taxpayers as well.
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Commentary: One way to tackle America’s youth mental health challenge – change billing
Targeting the structural roots of our workforce deficit will help ensure that our young people are cared for and short-circuit crises.
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Maine Voices: SALT deduction helps the wealthy but does almost nothing for working Mainers
If an expanded state and local deduction for federal taxes is a casualty of the stalled Build Back Better bill, it won’t be a loss for most Mainers.
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Maine Voices: Land trusts’ practices raise unanswered questions
Fire hazard, municipal oversight and the impact on landowners who are not tax-exempt are among the issues that need to be explored.
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Maine Voices: Public power would be a bad deal for Maine
A public takeover of the state’s electric transmission and distribution system is riskier than its backers claim.
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Insight: Arctic Report Card finds need for improvement
Far from being a distant place that affects few people, the Arctic is at the center of the map because of climate change.
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The Maine Millennial: Caught in the act of being ‘unprofessional’
When workplace standards are always changing, who gets to decide what’s out of bounds?
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Jim Fossel: Housing fix would erode Maine tradition of local control
The Legislature should be making it easier for towns and cities to build affordable housing, not forcing projects on them.
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Maine Voices: We need more awareness of mental health stresses on Maine’s fishermen
Include fishermen in policy decisions that affect them, invest in programs that support their ability to continue to work and create opportunities for them to seek mental health support.