For most Americans, COVID-19 long ago stopped being an immediate crisis and has become little more than a dull annoyance,…
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Saying “no emergency is going to be perfect,” Facteau outlined his hesitancy to limit the powers the governor has during a time of need in the interview.
Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules and regulations instituted through executive order will remain in effect until the end of 2021.
The Granite State passed a new budget last week that should have people in the Pine Tree State jealous of…
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at reforming the use of executive emergency powers.
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for the best interests of Mainers in favor…
Governor Janet Mills’ reign over Maine people doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon, unfortunately. Democrats on Maine’s State and…
As many Mainers question the appropriateness of a year-long state of emergency, in which a sole political official holds the…
Have you heard about the newest national emergency? No, not the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent national emergency was declared…
Last Friday, Democratic state senator John Mannion of New York called for an end to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers. Mannion’s call…
At the peak of state-ordered lockdowns in response to COVID-19, 316 million Americans across 42 states lived under a stay-at-home order. Millions…
After nearly a year with one person unilaterally dictating public policy in Maine, some members of the state legislature are…
Late last week, the Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote ruled that emergency orders issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Senate President Troy Jackson and Speaker of the House Sara Gideon began polling Maine lawmakers on Tuesday to gauge their…
Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t have to be this way. What started out as a unified effort…
On March 15, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a civil state of emergency enabling her use of emergency powers to enhance and…
On Saturday evening, the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, with the backing of their caucus, sent a letter…