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Op-Eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Republicans deal Mills embarrassing bonding loss

by Jim Fossel September 1, 2019December 27, 2019

By standing together and refusing to compromise, Republicans showed they are not mere bystanders.

Greg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion

Greg Kesich: Potholes in the information highway

by Greg Kesich September 1, 2019August 30, 2019

Republicans make their mark on the 2019 legislative session, and kick off the 2020 election season.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary

by Scott Thistle August 29, 2019December 27, 2019

The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state’s ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.

Maine, News, Politics

Clash over extra nursing home funding leaves $1 million in limbo

by MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press August 27, 2019August 28, 2019

Gov. Janet Mills holds up a bill to provide an additional $1 million in Medicaid funding for Maine nursing homes.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries

by Kevin Miller August 26, 2019August 27, 2019

The bill is now in the hands of Gov. Janet Mills, who won her Democratic gubernatorial primary last year in the nation’s first ranked-choice runoff for a statewide office.

Maine, News, Politics

Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills

by Scott Thistle and Kevin Miller August 26, 2019December 27, 2019

Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized

Last-ditch effort underway to use ranked-choice voting in March primaries

by Kevin Miller August 26, 2019August 25, 2019

Supporters argue that Mainers should be able to use ranked-choice voting in the presidential primaries, but first they need to convince lawmakers one more time.