Without independent reporting under local stewardship, too many Mainers would remain in the dark about critical issues affecting our communities.
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Commentary: This Teacher Appreciation Week, educators deserve support from lawmakers
Maine Democrats are backing a number of measures to support teachers, empower students and promote an environment where every student is valued.
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Commentary: ‘Stealthing’ is sexual assault, and Maine law needs to reflect that
L.D. 1683 would make it illegal for someone to remove a condom during sex without their partner’s permission and would allow their partner to sue for damages.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Public Advocate: Legislature must act now to save ratepayers from PUC solar program
An effective utility tax of about $275 per year on every CMP and Versant ratepayer simply cannot stand.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Crisis in Sanford further exposes Maine’s underpreparedness
Successive calls for coordination of asylum seekers at the state level have led to nothing. What took place in Sanford this week will continue happening if this inaction continues.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Let’s give Maine students the upper hand financially
As Maine educators, we share a passion for personal finance education, a subject that is taking off nationally. Not only is it growing like wildfire, but those who teach it and learn it often say it is the most important course they have taken in high school. Students love this course because it is relevant […]
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Our View: Strengthening the safety net for Maine’s safety net
Maine’s General Assistance program helps people when they have nowhere else to go — no other options for finding food, shelter or medicine. It is the safety net’s safety net. And since asylum seekers began arriving in large numbers in 2019, it’s been one of the only ways to keep them afloat while the federal […]
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Commentary: Food stamps bill paves path to effective poverty and hunger solutions
A vote to reinstate pandemic-era public-private partnerships is a vote to stabilize Maine households.
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Commentary: Maine lawmakers, regulators made child care as expensive as it is today
The state needs to examine regulations rather than continue to throw money at an industry that is rapidly disappearing, to the detriment of Maine’s economy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Give landmark housing law a chance to work
As the housing crisis mounts, Maine shouldn’t neuter a law designed to help relieve it.