LePage’s last budget offers plenty of bold ideas, both good and bad
It would be easy as governor to sit in the Blaine House and not rock the boat — but that’s not what Maine needs.
Russian hacking uncovers plenty of hypocrisy
The truth is that, for well over a decade now, neither party has known how to handle Putin and, by extension, Russia.
An Electoral College coup would be the real assault on democracy
Using the Electoral College to usurp the presidency is a partisan attack on the electoral process itself.
Conservatives could use the citizen initiative to get things done
It would show Mainers that conservatives have a substantive, positive agenda to offer the state.
2016 may be almost over, but the wild ride won’t be
In Augusta, many legislators will be focused on the next election rather than the next session.
The GOP shouldn’t even consider scrapping the filibuster
The filibuster checks the excesses of both parties, pushing both closer to the center.
Republicans should learn from Obama’s mistakes, not repeat them
With the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election, elated Republicans all over the country are looking forward to the prospect of full control of the federal government come Jan. 20. However, though Republicans might be salivating at the prospect of all that they could accomplish, they would be wise to rein in […]
Candidates matter. That’s why America’s seesaw didn’t swing back.
Candidates matter. And if there’s one thing voters hate, it’s being taken for granted.
This country’s real divide: a desire for total victory vs. a desire to govern
If we want a better kind of politics, we can’t sit around and wait for the politicians to do it for us.
When ballot initiatives grow government for no reason
If a referendum doesn’t seem to solve a problem, but grows government, just say no.
Ranked-choice voting gives bad political parties a bailout
We don’t know that ranked-choice voting will actually improve our system, only that it will change it.
Step No. 1 for the loser on Nov. 9? Listen to the disaffected. Don’t blame them.
Complaining won’t magically turn a bad candidate into a good one any more than shouting at referees turns a losing team into a winner.
Emily Cain invents disagreement where it doesn’t exist
If Cain closely follows her party’s blueprint for running a campaign, what can we expect of her in Congress?
The Democrats’ proposals for a ‘Better Maine’ are more of the same
Since Democrats didn’t offer many details on how they’d improve things, it’s up to voters to fill in the blanks.
The choice before Clinton, Trump: Which voters do they alienate?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will have to use the debates to reach out to those voters who have already rejected them.
