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Augusta Takes More of Your Money Than Ever but the Roads Are Still Falling Apart
Here’s something that doesn’t add up… Maine state government is taking and spending more of your money than EVER before, close to $6 billion…
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Flock cameras demand a Maine-wide policy
A nationwide law enforcement surveillance network is not a local matter. Nick Murray is policy and communications director for Lead Maine. Maine Sunday Telegram columnist Jim…
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32 Times Augusta Raised Your Costs: Gov. Mills’ Record of Tax and Fee Increases
Since Governor Mills took office in 2019, Augusta Democrats have raised, expanded or created taxes and fees 32 times. Even though Mills pledged not…
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Nobody Asked Us: The Quiet Spread of Surveillance Cameras
One evening back in March, I stood up in front of the Auburn City Council and asked a simple question: who decided this? Cameras…
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Rep. Boyer is right. AI license plate readers have no place in Maine
Accountability is finally coming for artificial intelligence in Maine. Rep. David Boyer, R-Poland recently introduced a bill to ban municipalities and police departments from using AI-powered…
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Maine’s energy future can’t be built on 1980s rules
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors would be a huge step toward energy independence. First we have to deal with a ghost of our regulatory past.
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The New Millionaire Tax Is a Gamble We Can’t Afford
This tax is not fiscal stewardship. It is a gamble, and everyday Mainers will be left with the bill when it doesn’t pay off.
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The Fix to Maine’s Child Care Crisis is Not What Augusta is Selling
The data is damning. All but a single county in Maine lost licensed child care providers between 2018 and 2025. And the bills moving…
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Libby: Maine businesses are getting squeezed and you’re paying the price
Our state should be an affordable place to live. Augusta is making that harder than it needs to be.
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LTE: If Maine punishes energy companies, it punishes itself
Maine winters are not theoretical. There are propane tanks that need filling, heating oil deliveries budgeted months in advance and electric bills that spike…
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Libby: 10 Ways Maine Gov. Janet Mills Is Squeezing Mainers to Feed Her Spending Addiction
This piece was first published on X. Read and share it here. Gov. Janet Mills just dropped a 111-page supplemental budget that significantly grows…
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Libby: The real affordability crisis stems from government making everything cost more
We can keep expanding government, raising taxes and wondering why everything gets more expensive. Or we can try something different: Admit that Augusta is…
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