A lot has changed in the two years since legislators last took up the issue; a new bill tries to reflect that.
Jim Fossel
Trump’s actions don’t always match his bluster | Jim Fossel
If the president really was pushing America toward fascism, surely he wouldn’t back down so often.
Feds need to be more hands-off with private enterprise | Jim Fossel
The presidency hasn’t reined in Trump the dealmaker. It may be time for Congress to do so.
Gov. Mills’ ‘affordability checks’ do not check out | Jim Fossel
Why won’t the governor explore permanent tax cuts?
Maine’s gubernatorial campaign could do without the infighting | Jim Fossel
The Democrats are racing each other to the left. The Republican contest has already grown hostile.
Maduro arrest hasn’t sparked a new age of US adventurism | Jim Fossel
President Trump was well within his authority to apprehend the Venezuelan dictator. Further actions, however, are another matter.
Anti-Somali attacks distract from cracks in system of social services | Jim Fossel
We need to ensure all fraud is unearthed and prosecuted, regardless of who commits it.
Maine is set to regain its bellwether status — for better or worse | Jim Fossel
The outcome of the state’s 2026 election races should reveal a lot about the national mood.
Maine politics continues to defy the crystal ball | Jim Fossel
I’m not really in the predictions business — that’s a good thing.
Janet Mills puts ICE cold ambition on display | Jim Fossel
The governor’s political hopes factored into the decision to let the bill limiting police cooperation with federal immigration authorities to become law.