This session, we have a momentous opportunity in the Legislature to enhance Maine’s care infrastructure. A statewide paid family and medical leave program would support our working families, make our economy more competitive and set us on a better path to improved health and well-being, both now and well into the future.

A forthcoming biography of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) reportedly includes the former presidential candidate’s view that his party is sliding toward “authoritarianism.”

Hard diplomatic narrative warfare should personalize the war, tie it to Putin the man and then promote his removal “to promote peace.” Emphasize Russia’s isolation — not even Belarus will join the war. Inundate Russia with the terrible fact that 150,000 Russians lost their lives in the first year of Putin’s war.