Bipartisan policymaking resulted in laws to conserve land, promote clean energy, address climate change, protect clean water and reduce pollution.
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Commentary: Land trusts, sportsmen work to revitalize Land for Maine’s Future
Thanks to our elected policymakers’ leadership, Mainers have made a bold statement that the state’s special places deserve to be preserved and managed for the future.
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Commentary: How Maine is leveraging post-COVID economy to offer better job opportunities
Grant funding and technical assistance will help us connect job seekers to work, education and training, Maine’s labor commissioner says.
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Maine Voices: Corporate polluters should pay the tab for Maine’s climate damages
The time-honored way to make that happen is through the courts of our state.
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Commentary: End discrimination in Maine against religious school families
By barring the use of public funding for religious high schools, the state is violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, says the firm representing three Maine families.
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Maine Voices: Private colleges are economic engines for Maine
Encouraging Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges to grow would help get well-educated people to live and work here.
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Maine Voices: Billionaires’ space tourism is a farce
Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson think we should applaud them for leaving the planet instead of spending to fix problems here on Earth.
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Maine Voices: Aquaculture project fits Maine’s environmental goals
American Aquafarms’ CEO says his project would enhance the state’s economy and ecology.
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Maine Voices: Ending homelessness requires bold action
A new report identifies a long-term strategy for making sure that everyone has access to decent, affordable housing.
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Jim Fossel: Democracy demands action from the political center
If moderates from both parties don’t assert themselves, extremists will dominate the debate.