L.D. 675 could cost thousands of Maine patients and their families access to the medications that allow them to live fulfilling lives, says the mother of a chronically ill teen.
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Maine Voices: ICE’s actions tear at fabric of our local communities
The plight of a young man detained by ICE for a non-criminal offense helps show why local resistance to ICE continues to grow.
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Commentary: Policies to support Maine children, families should be supported by equity and data
The 2021 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book reveals positive trends as well as key areas of concern.
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Maine Voices: To keep Maine families together, stop treating people who use drugs as criminals
L.D. 967, LR 1817 and L.D. 994 would give more people a path to treatment and throw fewer people in jail.
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Our View: Maine’s ocean wind industry arrives at the right time
As agreements with unions to hire workers are nailed down, regional demand for clean energy is taking off.
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Insight: Anti-Asian violence is nothing new in Maine
Since arriving in America, people of Asian descent have been a target of discrimination, harassment and violence, even here in Maine.
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Maine Voices: For some Maine families, stakes higher than ever as we try to put COVID behind us
With new variants spreading even as vaccination rates are rising, keep wearing masks, socially distancing and limiting non-essential travel.
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Sen. Hickman: Mainers must have the right to vote in all taxpayer-funded elections
L.D. 231 would let unenrolled voters cast one ballot in the primary of their choice without having to enroll in a political party.
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Maine Voices: Helping harassed Asian Americans doesn’t require confrontation
The 5 D’s of Upstander Intervention – Delegate, Distract, Delay, Document and Direct – can be practiced before you need them.
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Our View: Focus on vaccinations, not passports
The best way to open up safely is to maximize the number of people who can’t catch or spread COVID-19.