The Great American Outdoors Act was a great step, but the work shouldn’t end there.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Now is no time to give up on COVID-19 measures
As the summer slips away, Congress should step up and pass a meaningful relief bill for the tourism industry.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Ex-Maine labor chief: Shoring up our unemployment system requires more than state action alone
States need more federal funding and flexibility, as well as a national strategy to protect and support front-line workers.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine congressional delegation supports more coronavirus relief, but priorities vary
All four of the state’s delegates to Congress back more aid for state and local governments, however, opinions differ on whether to send another round of stimulus checks directly to Maine households.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Dreamers’ need more than high court’s reprieve
Immigrants who grew up in America and know no other home deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine schools will need money to reopen
Cleaning, transportation and schedule changes will add costs to already-stretched local budgets it Congress doesn’t act.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Federal aid needed on state and local level
Congress needs to act quickly to prevent massive public-sector layoffs and vital service cuts.
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Rep. Pingree: Pandemic offers opportunity for food system reform
Let’s expand the market for local farms and food producers and treat those who grow, sell and serve our food as essential.