Opinions & Insights
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LTE: In support of proposed rule changes for MaineCare
This letter was published in the Portland Press Herald. As a taxpayer and a project management professional, I appreciate the need to have controls…
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LTE: I support greater oversight of MaineCare
This letter was published in the Portland Press Herald. As a retired financial advisor and taxpayer in southern Maine, I am writing in support…
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Mainers forced a needed conversation on MaineCare accountability
This op-ed was initially published in the Bangor Daily News On Aug. 19, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced it is initiating formal rulemaking on…
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Blame Augusta Democrats for Closing Maternity Wards
This op-ed was published in The Maine Wire The MaineHealth board has voted to end labor and delivery at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, moving…
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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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MaineCare deficiencies are hurting state’s most vulnerable
Read the full op-ed on the Bangor Daily News. Last month, Maine health care providers learned the state would be cutting some MaineCare payments…
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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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