All posts tagged "emergency powers"
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Face-saving partisanship killed emergency powers reform in Maine this session
Saying “no emergency is going to be perfect,” Facteau outlined his hesitancy to...
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Though the state of emergency has expired, some of Mills’ pandemic-related executive orders remain in effect
Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules...
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NH budget brings school choice, emergency power reform in stark contrast to Maine
The Granite State passed a new budget last week that should have people...
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States are moving to reform emergency executive power, but not Maine
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at...
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Mills’ abuse of power as governor predictable after conduct as attorney general
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for...
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Democrats oppose emergency power reform bills along party line votes
Governor Janet Mills’ reign over Maine people doesn’t appear to be ending anytime...
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Breaking down the bills to reform Maine’s emergency powers law
As many Mainers question the appropriateness of a year-long state of emergency, in...
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Rand Paul, Ron Wyden want to end endless national emergencies
Have you heard about the newest national emergency? No, not the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Time to pull back on emergency powers for governors
Last Friday, Democratic state senator John Mannion of New York called for an end to...
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How to reform emergency executive power, in Maine and the nation
At the peak of state-ordered lockdowns in response to COVID-19, 316 million Americans across 42...
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Lawmakers submit more than a dozen bill requests to reform emergency executive power
After nearly a year with one person unilaterally dictating public policy in Maine,...
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Michigan Supreme Court rules governor’s emergency extension unconstitutional
Late last week, the Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote ruled that...
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Gideon and Jackson’s failure to define scope of work puts special session in jeopardy
Senate President Troy Jackson and Speaker of the House Sara Gideon began polling...
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The governor shouldn’t be acting alone
Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t have to be this way....
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For how long will Maine be under a civil state of emergency?
On March 15, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a civil state of emergency enabling her...
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The Legislature must reconvene to rein in the governor’s emergency powers
On Saturday evening, the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, with the...