Maine’s congressional delegation should push to eliminate loopholes that allow this industry to dodge paying its fair share.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: DeJoy’s plan would hobble Postal Service
The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
COVID-19 stimulus bill to create $500 million windfall for Maine towns and cities
The huge package passed by Congress will provide cash-strapped local governments a substantial source of additional revenue over the next two years, and some already have ideas on how to use it.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Bailing out American families
After decades of trickle-down, the federal government is finally stimulating the economy from the bottom up.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Federal COVID aid package sets course out of crisis
The comprehensive relief legislation will help Mainers who need it most.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Legislation a first step toward a more humane, effective immigration system
The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 promotes keeping families together and protects vulnerable people, such as survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Nationwide, K-12 schools need more state, federal help to reopen safely
They are trying to support students through distance learning, safely resume in-person instruction and help them catch up.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sens. Collins and King to join weekend COVID-19 relief negotiations with Biden administration
The two Maine senators are part of a group of bipartisan moderates known as the ‘Gang of 16,’ which led passage of the $900 billion relief package last month.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine historians see unprecedented event in storming of U.S. Capitol
The breach of the Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists is more in line with coups that have occurred in other, less stable countries.
Posted inPolitics, Uncategorized
How Maine’s delegation voted this past week
Congressional votes for the week of Dec. 18-24, 2020