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PublishedMay 14, 2023
Jim Fossel: Single legislative chamber could be great for Maine
Having two chambers tends to slow the legislative process unnecessarily, often without even adding anything to the debate.
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PublishedMay 7, 2023
Jim Fossel: Legislature should set aside differences to help local government
It's time to sidestep the usual ideological disagreement and work together on a plan that can offer Maine assistance it desperately needs.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Jim Fossel: Limits on recall of officials stifle democracy
Imposing further restrictions on local recalls would undermine at least two cherished Maine traditions.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Jim Fossel: Supposed replacement for electoral college is flawed
If you're interested in directly electing a president by national popular vote, you owe it to yourself to go about it another way.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Jim Fossel: Maine deserves to choose its constitutional officers
Our current system – unique in the U.S. – wrongly leaves officeholders unaccountable to anyone but their own political party.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Jim Fossel: These days, why compromise at all?
America seems to have forgotten the meaning of the term. What we have instead freezes discussion and fosters discord.
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PublishedApril 2, 2023
Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans must make life difficult for Democrats
When it comes to responding to the state budget process, many options are open to the minority party in Augusta.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Jim Fossel: Real global leadership demands more of the U.S.
What does it say about us that we won’t join the International Criminal Court?
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Jim Fossel: Biden budget beggars belief
If a spoiled child concocted a federal budget proposal, it'd look a lot like the one Biden just unveiled.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
Jim Fossel: ‘Right to housing’ takes Maine constitution in wrong direction
A constitution works best when it limits government can do, not when it dictates what government must provide.
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