The governor has a very good executive staff. But there’s no substitute for a present governor. Legislators are generally a needy bunch. They see him on national TV during session and wonder why he isn’t attending to them. That’s simple Statehouse reality and has been forever.

Maine Democrats have just chosen Platner to challenge five-term Republican Susan Collins in November.

That said … real fixes aren’t possible without extra money, either, otherwise the problems probably wouldn’t persist. And so it’s back to the beginning: absent additional spending, no improvements will be sufficient.

Management canned Scott Pelley for doing the hard thing, which was the right thing, as it almost always is.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders way so many people opt to give up on marriage.

In early June, French economist Thomas Piketty and his team unveiled a comprehensive program for global managed decline dressed up in the language of climate justice and equality.

To the extent these bills placate either of the competing interests at this juncture – or even after all the audits are released and scrutinized – everything is subject to change if or when Congress changes the tools in the box.

Where is the soaring rhetoric of the past, even the recent past, that sought to proclaim a unity of purpose?

My inbox was full of releases from groups that typically lean left but had plenty to say about the General Assembly’s funding commitments for certain priorities.

In this week's column, Toby Moore writes no job is unimportant and all jobs can teach valuable lessons - just ask NIVIDA founding partner Jensen Huang.

It’s the saga that won’t die.

The people who know all too well what consequences this lack of attention has effectuated don’t have the luxury of turning to different challenges.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders how civilization may function if or when we exhaust specific natural resources.

I’ve spent an awful lot of time trying to figure out how to make that all fit into eight semesters for my own kids and suspect I might not be alone.

In her biweekly column, “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about a trip to Utah, which offered spectacular views and the chance to swim in a 12,000-year-old crater.

You can drop in any other policy area (property tax reform, transportation infrastructure, prescription drug access, etc.) and the question is equally applicable: Do voters want somebody with a plan or someone who is merely opposed to the status quo?

Billions meant for real needs flowed to scammers

In this week's column, Toby Moore writes most never feel ready to pursue what they were born to do.