Passing L.D. 433 would give Mainers the chance to vote on constitutional protections against sex-based bias.
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Maine Voices: Conservation bond hunting-trapping mandate usurps local control
Land for Maine’s Future’s purse strings should not be tied to the wishes of a small minority of Mainers.
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Rep. Carney: New bill aims to fight financial exploitation of older Mainers
L.D. 316 would raise 4 crimes to felonies when perpetrated against vulnerable adults.
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Maine Voices: Augusta fails to recognize that gun injuries, deaths are a public safety crisis
A legislative committee spikes six firearm-safety bills, and Gov. Mills is watering down the ‘red flag’ measure.
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Commentary: Maine hospitals can’t set prices for two-thirds of patients
The government determines the fees for those who are on Medicaid or Medicare or are uninsured.
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Maine Voices: Consumer utility takeover will break CMP/Iberdrola stranglehold
Rep. Seth Berry’s bill offers an alternative to monopolies that provide poor service and raise rates.
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Maine Voices: Stigma kills when the disease is substance use disorder
The sober house proposed in Falmouth is one of many places where Mainers who are learning to manage a chronic illness made worse by public misunderstanding.
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Maine Voices: Three chapters, a century of history and a choice for America
Will our nation remain the vanguard of Western civilization? Only if we uphold free enterprise and American exceptionalism.
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Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine
But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.
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Maine Voices: Jesus built bridges, and so should we
Local churches are resisting Franklin Graham’s message and proclaiming a more inclusive kind of Christianity.