Some Maine residents have complained in recent weeks that regular mail is being delayed for days or going undelivered.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The two-party system builds division and dysfunction
We won’t be able to address our core problems with a system that concentrates wealth and power.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: With David Flanagan’s death, country loses model of bipartisan camaraderie
His work across the aisle during the Senate’s Katrina inquiry helped pave the way for legislation that has made us all safer.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: American politics are not (yet) broken
President Biden’s success with the infrastructure bill shows that the median voter theorem still holds.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Party politics times five
Polling analysis suggests there are multiple political parties inside the coalitions we call the Democrats and Republicans.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s supreme court extends deadline for Legislature to redraw voting districts
Lawmakers had asked for more time because they still don’t have the U.S. Census data needed to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
LePage officially announces bid for governor in 2022
The conservative and controversial Republican served eight years in the Blaine House before being term-limited in 2019, and his entrance into the race all but guarantees a feisty campaign against Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Supporters of tribal gaming bill fail to override Mills veto
The House voted 80-53 to override the governor’s opposition to a bill restoring gaming rights lost in a 1980 legal settlement with the state, short of the two-thirds margin needed.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Legislature passes $900 million state budget update
The bill gained broad bipartisan support for the package, which includes $300 direct payments to Mainers who worked through the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Landmark bill passed by House and Senate seeks to sell off Maine’s fossil fuel investments
Maine could become the first state where lawmakers order ‘divestment’ from fossil fuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process.