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Published
August 23, 2019

Commentary: It’s time to replace the suicide hotline with a 3-digit dialing code

The FCC recommends that Congress set aside 988 for the hotline. Now let's get it done.
Published
August 22, 2019

Maine Voices: Maine has common-sense remedy for gerrymandering

Other states should pay attention to how we draw political lines.
Published
August 17, 2019

Commentary: Trump administration is bungling a good (yes, good) proposal

Moving a few federal agencies out of Washington could boost local economies and better connect the government to Americans.
Published
August 11, 2019

Our View: Deficit would be zero if not for tax cuts

Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.
Published
August 10, 2019

Maine Voices: Let’s all push for an end to the hate-spewing that fuels gun violence

Voters, politicians and religious leaders should all recognize and respond when political rhetoric goes too far.

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Published
August 8, 2019

Maine Voices: Congressional delegation should press for nuclear de-escalation

Mainers collectively pay $257 million a year in taxes toward the arms race, exacerbating the detonation threat and diverting crucial resources.
Published
August 6, 2019

Maine Voices: Stressed out? Don’t pin all the blame on President Trump

Ineffective lawmakers, mass shootings, spiraling debt, attacks on religion – many factors contribute to national agita.
Published
August 4, 2019

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

President Trump's veto of a bill to disapprove of the proposed sale of military products and services to Saudi Arabia withstands a Senate override effort.
Published
August 2, 2019

Trump signs bipartisan budget and debt increase into law

The agreement permits the government to resume borrowing to pay its bills and sets an overall $1.37 trillion limit on agency budgets.
Published
July 30, 2019

Sen. Collins co-sponsors bill requiring presidential campaigns to report foreign contacts

She is the first Republican senator to support the measure, but Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has so far blocked the bill from coming to a vote.