Author: Joshua Morris

Rep. Josh Morris is a member of the Labor & Housing Committee and the Health Coverage, Insurance & Financial Services Committee. He's currently serving his first term in the Maine House of Representatives, where he represents the people of House District 75.

In less than three weeks, or earlier if voting by absentee, you will be taking part in the 2020 election. You will be voting using a ranked-choice voting (RCV) system. For many people, it will be confusing. Mainers will use RCV to decide federal races, including U.S. Senate and Congress. For the first time in the United States, they will use RCV in the presidential race. For the 72,512 Maine citizens who petitioned to let voters decide whether or not it is a good idea in the presidential race, we understand your frustration. That is a long story and a…

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Health care itself is complicated and so is our health care system, yet it remains the envy of the world. People travel from all over the globe to receive care from America’s doctors and hospitals. In New England, our biotech industry is world famous, creating groundbreaking therapies for some of the most deadly and debilitating diseases known to humankind. There has been a lot of talk about implementing a Medicare for All plan or a single-payer health care system. If you ask anyone in Washington for details on how these reform ideas would work, their answers lack any specifics, which is far from…

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