Jim Fossel Archives - Centralmaine.com

Jim Fossel: Governors will decide when to reopen the economy

by Jim Fossel April 19, 2020April 18, 2020

The president has awesome powers, but canceling a state’s public health emergency is not one of them.

by Jim Fossel April 12, 2020April 11, 2020

Work habits may never return to the way they were before the COVID-19 outbreak – and Maine’s budget should recognize that.

by Jim Fossel April 5, 2020April 10, 2020

When the definition of ‘essential business’ is in the eye of the beholder, a commitment to principle matters.

by Jim Fossel March 29, 2020March 28, 2020

Current rates of spending won’t be sustainable, and lawmakers will have to come back to work before the 2020 election.

by Jim Fossel March 22, 2020March 21, 2020

The New England town meeting form of government has survived for centuries, but it may not outlive the coronavirus response..

by Jim Fossel March 15, 2020March 14, 2020

Joe Biden’s success is the last gasp of a party establishment desperately holding onto power.

by Jim Fossel March 8, 2020March 7, 2020

There is no shortage of qualified people willing to run for an office that is supposed to be underpaid.

by Jim Fossel March 1, 2020February 28, 2020

The state should have a well-regulated competition among gaming companies, not a protected monopoly for the few.

by Jim Fossel February 16, 2020February 14, 2020

The Democrats’ supplemental budget won’t need Republican support, and it shouldn’t get any.

by Jim Fossel February 2, 2020January 31, 2020

A surplus of enthusiasm can overcome a deficit in the campaign war chest.