New York Times reporter Stuart A. Thompson labeled the story a far-right “conspiracy theory” involving a Michigan company whose software…
Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former Republican Gov. Paul LePage defended their differing policies for addressing the opioid epidemic…
Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage returns to the debate stage to square off against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
Maine lobster was recently placed on the unsustainable “red list” by the environmental group Seafood Watch, a non-profit associated with…
The Maine Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are no longer supporting a referendum question they worked to place on Portland’s…
President Biden may have admitted “the pandemic is over” with regard to COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be…
Portland city officials cleared trash and a homeless encampment from Deering Oaks Park in Portland ahead of a planned event…
The estimated amount of pandemic unemployment compensation paid out to fraudulent claims has risen to $45.6 billion, according to recent…
On February 7, 1968, after American military forces rained rockets, napalm, and bombs on the village of Ben Tre in…
Maine’s unemployment rate increased in August, rising to 3.1 percent from July’s rate of 2.8 percent. The labor force participation…
The Maine Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee (GOC) will subpoena confidential case files related to the recent deaths of four children…
Inflation still isn’t letting up, and it’s a top concern for Americans right now. But we just learned of yet…
For most Americans, COVID-19 long ago stopped being an immediate crisis and has become little more than a dull annoyance,…
New rules for Maine’s adult-use cannabis program went into effect on September 8. Included in the rules are new requirements…
While the number of jobs available in Maine has recovered to near pre-pandemic levels, the state’s labor force participation rate…
As the summer of 2020 progressed, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) continued communications with interest groups in the state,…
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) worked with several interest groups in the state to coordinate COVID-19 messaging and guidelines…
From early March 2020 through the summer, when discussions about whether to close and reopen schools because of COVID-19 were…
There are mounting concerns over profound learning loss due to prolonged school closures and remote learning. New data released last…
If the inevitable tradeoffs are ignored, most people would be in favor of getting a free lunch. Unfortunately, there ain’t no…
As I predicted, Biden’s latest policy announcement spelled the end of the student loan payment pause which began during Covid-19…
High energy costs are making Maine increasingly unaffordable for people of average means. Misguided state energy policies are contributing to…
A federal appeals court this week sided with several companies whose applications to sell nicotine vaping products in a variety…
Fact: Climate Change is a constant feature of the Earth, predating humans and modern human activity. Fear: Human caused increases…
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday ruled against a ballot initiative that shut down construction of the New England…
There’s an apocryphal quote often misattributed to Ben Franklin that goes something like this: “When the people find that they…
In August 2021 Science Magazine, a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, highlighted groundbreaking…
On August 18, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the Department of the Interior (DOI), announced…
An election to remove the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) from Maine Medical Center (MMC) ended in victory for the…
Maine’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in July, down from 3 percent in June, and averaged 3 percent in the…
According to NBC News, there are 4 million fewer students enrolled in college than there were 10 years ago, and there…
My dad remembers when his family got their first television. It was black and white, and there were only three…
During his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden repeatedly insisted that his primary goal as president would…
When voters were asked by Pew Research, prior to the 2020 election, what issues were most important to them, education…
Up For Growth (UFG), a nonprofit membership organization which was “founded to elevate and amplify the need for solutions” to…
On August 17 and 18, nurses at Maine Medical Center (MMC) will vote on whether to decertify the union they…
Support for school choice is becoming increasingly strong and widespread, actually transcending the often-impervious boundaries of political party identification. Over…
At its August 8 meeting, the Bangor City Council voted 6 to 1 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco…
A new property tax stabilization program aimed at helping keep senior citizens in their homes went into effect on August…
The time has come to say goodbye, sooner than expected, but I have accepted a job as state representative and…
Americans love their fast-food supersized. But supersizing the Internal Revenue Service? Probably not so popular. That’s evidently of little concern…
Maine’s Supreme Court is set to rule any day now on an appeal of the referendum that passed last year…
Last October, public interest journalism outfit The Maine Monitor broke the story of a newly-discovered large—and extremely valuable—lithium ore deposit…
This November, Portland residents will vote on five citizens’ initiatives, four of which were sponsored by the Maine chapter of the…
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department approved a plan to invest $110 million “to strengthen or expand broadband infrastructure across the state.”…
The chorus calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to prosecute Donald Trump for his actions…
Meta’s third-party fact-checkers have flagged as “false information” posts on Instagram and Facebook accusing the Biden administration of changing the…
The new academic year hasn’t even begun and public school enrollment is already not looking good in some parts of…
Starting this August, senior citizens in Maine will be able to freeze their property tax rate, preventing their bill from…
When the government tries to micromanage the everyday habits of millions of people, it doesn’t always go well, to put…
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department approved a plan to invest $110 million “to strengthen or expand broadband infrastructure across…
In April of 2020, the Press Herald republished a Washington Post article which covered President Trump’s distribution of $1,200 relief checks to…
A regional school unit violated the First Amendment when it banned Shawn McBreairty from attending school functions and stepping foot…
Maine’s laws regulating metallic mineral mining mean a Newry couple cannot extract an estimated $1.5 billion worth of lithium from…
According to the Maine Department of Labor (DOL), Maine’s employment rate decreased slightly to 3 percent in June 2022, the…
In a July 20 meeting, the Government Oversight Committee (GOC) met and further discussed its ongoing investigation into the Office…
A joint ballot initiative effort between the Maine People’s Alliance and the Maine Women’s Lobby seeks to put the question…
A law intended to stabilize property taxes for full-time Maine residents aged 65 or older who have owned a homestead…
I completed another plumbing project this past weekend. The toilet in our master bathroom had been leaking for a while.…
A massive federal bailout of state and local governments during the pandemic had a negligible effect on overall employment levels…
News reports say the Biden administration is currently weighing a plan that would allow all adults to receive a second…
Lobster fishing gear is once more banned from a roughly 1,000 square mile area of federal water off the coast…
I don’t read much fiction these days. I have a limited amount of time and think it’s better to read…
On June 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Carson v. Makin, declaring unconstitutional…
Portland’s Charter Commission submitted its final report, including eight proposals for reform that will appear on the ballot in November,…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally determined what’s to blame for America’s recent shortage of baby formula. The…
Dannel Malloy will continue to serve as chancellor for the University of Maine System (UMS) for at least another year…
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that mask mandates did little to nothing to curb the spread of Covid-19.…
Contrary to the New York Times, I don’t believe that the Supreme Court “spurred” our nation’s current divisiveness. That divisiveness…
Five citizen’s initiatives will appear on Portland’s ballot in November. Four of those initiatives, including one to create an $18…
As the popularity of harvesting and eating seaweed grows in America, a new Maine Public Radio investigation, along with other recent…
“Our goal is to have a system in which every family in the U.S. will be able to choose for…
It took COVID-19 for many Americans to start paying closer attention to public education in America, and a growing number…
The desire and need for school choice nationwide is now clearer than ever. Since the onset of the pandemic, already…
On the final day of its October 2021 term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped…
Last Thursday, my wife and I were scheduled to fly to D.C. for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. Wednesday around midnight,…
Residents of Southport voted on June 28 to overturn approval for a fiber optic network owned by the town. The…
For the third consecutive school year, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) is seeking waivers from the federal government for…
Where I grew up in northern Minnesota, it’s easy to see the impact that economic hard times leave on disadvantaged…
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) recently announced it is looking to hire team leaders to help develop content for…
During a June 16 meeting of the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, University of Maine System (UMS)…
In a 6-3 majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned…
Several factors contribute to soaring gasoline prices, but the greed of oil barons is an unlikely explanation no matter what President Joe…
In the aftermath of widespread pandemic-era learning disruptions, many parents and community members are seeking more information on what is…
According to the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform, Maine is currently ranked 44th in the nation in…
In a decision released June 21, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled against a man who alleged that the state’s…
On June 17, I attended the COVID-delayed swearing-in ceremony for my successor as United States Attorney for the District of…
On June 21, the United States Supreme Court ruled Maine’s prohibition on sectarian schools from receiving public funds through the…
In recent weeks, our hearts have been broken and our consciences racked by the awful massacre of elementary school children…
The past two years have been marked by major education disruption at the K-12 level, as more families questioned the…
For decades, Mainers have debated the State’s more-than-a-century-old prohibition against hunting on Sundays. This year, however, one family has chosen…
Since President Joe Biden took office office early last year, America’s long-term budget deficit has grown by $2.4 trillion. But that…
Maine’s unemployment rate fell slightly in May, to 3.2 percent from 3.3 percent the previous month. The labor force participation…
The Board of Osteopathic Licensure restored Paul Gosselin’s license to practice medicine on June 15. It had been suspended in…
A decision about University of Maine System (UMS) Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s contract will come at a July 11 meeting of…
In what appears to have been little more than a political litmus test of party purity, Democrats in Cumberland County…
Republican Bruce Poliquin defeated Elizabeth Caruso in the June 14 primary for the U.S. House Maine District 2 seat. With…
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is currently seeking comments related to a number of waivers it intends to submit…
The rise in consumer prices has rightly received a great deal of attention, as inflation hovers around 40-year highs. Everyone…
Last week, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America rushed to file paperwork with the City of Portland that set in…