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Mainers to cast ballots in Super Tuesday presidential primaries, vaccinations referendum

by Kevin Miller March 2, 2020September 14, 2020

Maine is one of 14 states participating in the Super Tuesday primaries but has received relatively little attention from candidates aside from campaign advertising.

Local & State, Politics

Vaccine question pits science versus choice

by Steve Collins March 1, 2020March 2, 2020

Supporters of Question 1 argue parents, not the state, should decide if children should be vaccinated. Opponents, including every major medical group in Maine, say immunizations save lives.

Local & State, Uncategorized

Maine to vote on stricter law about vaccine requirements

by DAVID SHARP February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Mainers are mulling whether to toss aside a law that eliminates most exemptions for childhood vaccinations against the backdrop of a global rush to contain a virus for which there is no vaccine

Op-Eds, Opinion

Another View: Maine physicians ask for no vote on Question 1

by Julia McDonald February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

In our global health work, many of us have seen polio, measles, whooping cough, tetanus, and other preventable diseases ravage the lives of children and families.

Local & State, Politics

Republicans, Democrats split on whether to back Question 1

by Steve Collins February 28, 2020February 29, 2020

Maine Republican candidates favor vaccine referendum, Democrats oppose it and independents vary on how to vote.

Elections, Health, Local & State, News, Politics

Wording of vaccine referendum raising questions for some voters

by Joe Lawlor February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

A ‘yes’ vote overturns Maine’s new law eliminating all non-medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations, while a ‘no’ vote maintains it.

Local & State, News

Vaccine vote exposes a collision of individual, community rights

by Joe Lawlor February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Maine’s new mandate for school-age children pits individual rights against those of the greater community. Parents argue they just want their kids to be safe.