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Sen. Peggy Rotundo: A supplemental budget that serves the people of Lewiston

Altogether, this supplemental budget — which is designed to address emergencies and keep our biennial budget in balance — dedicates more than $18 million for new mental health initiatives. This has long been a bipartisan priority and, in the wake of the Lewiston tragedy, I am glad we are taking bold steps to address mental health issues people are experiencing before they might result in acts of violence.

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Joe Voisine: Enough of Biden’s malarkey

President Biden has served 50-plus years in government. He says he knows how to make government work. He’s had 3 ½ years to prove it. Shame on President Biden. He’s run government like a monopoly at taxpayers’ expense. Unlike the private sector that strives to survive without taxpayer support, he has forced retirees — who’ve […]

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Clarence Page: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing gave us politics at its most paranoid

Appearing voluntarily at a House subcommittee on the very serious topic of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fauci knew he would be fielding every controversial question that rose up during and after that fraught period. After all, the pandemic was a plague that affected all Americans in one way or another — and everyone seemed to have a pet theory about where it came from, what to do about it and, quite often, whom to blame for it.