As the agency’s new executive director, I’m ready to get to work in bringing all the relevant voices together.
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Maine needs a new approach to property tax | Opinion
When a community is forced to argue over the last few thousand dollars in a multimillion-dollar school budget, the problem isn’t the people around the table. The problem is the system itself.
Maine should consider a statewide teacher contract | Opinion
A solid contract would address core compensation and benefits while leaving the rest to local boards.
Maine needs to change its work zone signage | Opinion
It doesn’t make sense to disrupt the free flow of traffic in zones where there are no workers out. It’s like crying wolf.
Maine’s retailers deserve realistic tax policies | Opinion
The proposed repeal of the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement program fundamentally misunderstands how modern retail operates.
Strict online privacy rules would threaten Maine’s minor league sports | Opinion
If the measure passes, it would severely limit our ability to reach prospective and even existing fans, complicating an already challenging financial landscape.
Janet Mills is hardly the ‘safe’ candidate in Maine’s Senate race | Opinion
Recent polling bears that out.
Fund the Eviction Prevention Program and keep Maine kids at home | Opinion
Legislators have a choice in this year’s budget: invest in solutions that keep families together or let high rents drive them into crisis.
On behalf of my transgender daughter, I’m dreading November in Maine | Opinion
A vote against her participation in school sports would have devastating effects. Please support her and others at the ballot box.
If we want things to improve, we will have to be civil | Opinion
When we’re shouting over one another, we can’t make progress.