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Who’s really to blame for inflation?
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Final plan for incorporating probate courts into judicial branch submitted to the legislature
The Commission to Create a Plan to Incorporate the Probate Court into the...
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Who’s really to blame for inflation?
Last month, inflation in the US reached 6.2%, the highest year-over-year increase in...
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Maine experiences highest rate of nursing home deaths in recent weeks
Maine’s rate of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes is currently the highest in...
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The torches are being lit, the battle is being joined and the truth is being pursued. It’s time to join up
Abraham Lincoln once famously said, “The philosophy of the school room in one...
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Maine has a projected $822 million surplus. Lawmakers will debate how to spend it next session
Following its November 23 meeting, the Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC) upgraded the...
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Judge strikes down Maine law that unenrolled voters from minor political parties
A federal district court judge found that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows violated...
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No gasoline without ‘COVID papers’? It’s already happening in some parts of the world
It’s hard to know what’s real and what’s fake on the internet these...
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Governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island back away from TCI, effectively killing regional gas tax
The governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island withdrew their support from the...
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Push to ban flavored tobacco products undermines public health
On November 9, the Portland City Council’s Safety Committee voted to approve a...
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Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 4.9% in October
Maine’s workforce conditions in October were little changed from September according to new...
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Legislative Council admits 46 more bills into second session
On November 18, the Legislative Council met to consider appeals to legislative requests...
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Federal appeals court reinstates seasonal closure of lobster fishing waters in Gulf of Maine
In a blow to Maine’s lobster fishermen, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
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Mainers could face a ballot question on universal health care in 2022
A question asking voters whether they want the legislature to direct a commission...
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Fifth Circuit blocks OSHA vaccination and testing mandate
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
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One of AOC’s worst Green New Deal ideas is included in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan
The fate of President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar social spending agenda, the “Build Back Better”...
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Voters are done with COVID-19 and pandemic-powered officials
Politicians have been on a high over the last year-plus, wielding extraordinary power...
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Maine DHHS, DOE launch youth video contest to promote vaccines for children
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Department of Education...
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Final rule for healthcare worker vaccinations strikes dental practices and EMS organizations
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on November 10 released...
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More than 500,000 Mainers to receive $285 ‘disaster relief payments’ beginning mid-November
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills announced on November 10 it will soon...
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Federal court temporarily halts Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for employers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on November 6 granted...
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Stunning new study undercuts the case for vaccine mandates
With President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate and local government employment mandates looming, the...
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Ten percent of workers affected by Gov. Mills’ mandate have left covered facilities since July
A recent analysis of the data in Maine CDC’s Health Care Worker COVID-19...
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Maine healthcare workers face uncertain future amid state and federal vaccine mandates
Maine’s requirement that healthcare workers at designated healthcare facilities be fully vaccinated against...
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Hampden voters right to reject $4.5 million bond to establish municipal-owned broadband network
This past election day, Mainers faced two contentious statewide ballot questions, but many...
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The Mills administration’s reliance on (political) science
Reports across Maine over the last month have detailed the several healthcare facilities forced...
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Maine voters approve all three statewide ballot questions
Early returns on November 2 proved to be indicative of the results for...
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Supreme Court declines to block Maine’s healthcare worker vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal for injunctive relief on October 29...
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Sorry, Washington Post, but parents do have every right to shape their kids’ curriculum
We shouldn’t be too surprised that the ongoing exodus from public schools is...
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If less vaping means more smoking, that won’t be a public health victory
Cigarette sales in the United States rose last year for the first time in two...
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Number of Mainers homeschooling remains higher than before the pandemic
Recent enrollment numbers released by the Maine Department of Education (DOE) show that...
