State of Maine: The sad evolution of American democracy
Unless you can match lobbyists’ spending, you can put that outrage where the sun don’t shine.
Articles by: Jill Goldthwait
Jill Goldthwait
Jill Goldthwait worked for 25 years as a registered nurse at Mount Desert Island Hospital. She has served as a Bar Harbor town councilor and as an independent state senator from Hancock County.
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State of Maine: Question 3: Noble, but confusing
What problem does this proposed amendment seek to solve?
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State of Maine: A primer on Question 1
There are three different issues, all in the same ballot question.
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State of Maine: Redistricting plan approval highlights a busy session in Augusta
The Maine Legislature has spoken and we have been redistricted.
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State of Maine: Piecing together the redistricting puzzle
The exercise, undertaken once in a decade, is meant to restore population balance.
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State of Maine: Mills–LePage showdown appears inevitable
With autumn come tiny stirrings of political life.
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State of Maine: More voices needed in state redistricting process
Apportionment is the process of reconfiguring political districts so that every voting district has approximately the same number of residents.
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State of Maine: Prolonged pandemic leads some to swap science for snake oil
Now we tiptoe toward a winter when, instead of a slow return to normal, we are facing climbing COVID caseloads with increasing frustration and weariness.
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State of Maine: When lives are at stake, is a mask too much to ask?
It is curious that the same people who have “researched” the COVID vaccine online and found it wanting are now learning that a horse worming medication could be protective.
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State of Maine: Republican roster shift gives Golden advantage
Turns out State Representative Trey Stewart does not have such sharp elbows after all.