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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Douglas Rooks: Welcome to the new Democratic economy
After two years of what President Biden calls “building from the bottom up and the middle out,” the results confound pundits and are ignored by much of the news media.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2023
Douglas Rooks: Abortion bills in Maine Legislature need careful scrutiny
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
Douglas Rooks: A renewed balancing act for the Maine Legislature
We'll see if institutional solidarity can overcome obstacles to getting things done this session.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Douglas Rooks: ‘Relief’ provided, now we can get down to business
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Douglas Rooks: GOP’s obstructionism turns on itself
The party has chosen chaos over governing for far too long.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
Douglas Rooks: A prescription for the new year
Let's make 2023 the year of fewer numbers, and more poetry.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Douglas Rooks: ‘Tax relief’ has a downside, too
Rather than continually providing “relief” that’s never enough, wouldn’t it make more sense to assess income and sales taxes partly through counties and municipalities, as most states do, setting rates by local option?
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
Douglas Rooks: Scrap the $500 million spending bill and start over
Gov. Mills should have known better than to push through the heating assistance bill on the first day of the Legislature.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Douglas Rooks: Octogenarians still leading the way in politics
Sen. Angus King recently announced he will run for re-election in two years, joining other politicians who are ready to keep going after 80.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Douglas Rooks: Getting the postal service to run on time
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