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PublishedDecember 19, 2017
Charles Lawton: In Maine counties losing population, the challenge is fiscal right-sizing
Leaders in Piscataquis and elsewhere must adjust to a drastic shift in the nature of the people living there.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2017
Charles Lawton: Western Maine must create jobs, but will younger talent be there?
Overall population has declined in the rural area, but demographics point to an increase in the elderly sector.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2017
Charles Lawton: Areas with unbalanced demographics should take on 3 tasks
Maine's local and county governments should try to anticipate how to deal with changes in their population.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2017
Charles Lawton: Answers to these 3 questions should guide Maine’s public policy agenda
All our efforts are doomed to fall short without a full-scale assault on Maine's labor force problem.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2017
Charles Lawton: Changes in county populations mean more than you might think
For one, a loss of residents adds to the economic dependence of those left behind, and has an impact on public policy.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2017
Charles Lawton: Elect politicians for ability to collaborate on progress, not their stances on issues
And 'will of the people' votes are not an effective fix for self-interest government when lawmakers implement them however they see fit.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2017
Charles Lawton: Casino debate ignores the referendum monster we have created
The fundamental question is what to do with this fourth branch of government, the referendum process itself?
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Charles Lawton: Maine needs to dive into the pool of labor that stopped looking for a job
That resource offers the most workers, but to tap into it requires fundamental changes by employers and educators.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Charles Lawton: Maine’s health care sector cannot replace manufacturing losses
The nearly offsetting effect of job gains and losses is not distributed evenly across the state.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
Charles Lawton: With elections looming, ignore the noise and read these two essays
Take a step back and consider the role that involved citizens play in our representative democracy.
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