I am pleased to endorse state Sen. Eric Brakey’s proposal to reform Maine’s pre-trial system. Brakey proposes an evaluation system for those people suitable for pre-trial release. This is a common sense idea to help Maine control costs and protect civil liberties in the state jail system, which has been an issue of great concern […]
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J. Fogle: Available to his constituents
Sen. Eric Brakey is heading up one of the busiest committees in the Legislature — Health and Human Services — and still manages to be proposing and advocating for what seems like several bills every week. Even through all that, he is an active member of his community and makes himself available to his constituents. […]
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Rick Petrie: Mandatory seatbelt laws increase seatbelt use and save lives
Recently, Maine Sen. Eric Brakey proposed misguided legislation that would repeal Maine’s mandatory seat belt law. LD 112, An Act to Eliminate the Requirement That Adults Wear Seat Belts, will result in increased death and disability on Maine’s roads, and have significant financial implications for the people of Maine. The driving force behind his bill […]
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E. Walworth: Two bills, both bad
State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, is sponsoring a couple of bills that have significant implications for the general health and safety of Maine citizens. The first, LD 112, became the lead story in the Sun Journal on Feb. 28 — “Freedom at a high cost.” While Brakey acknowledges that seat belts do save lives, he […]
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D. Mills: Adults should be able to choose
I thank Sen. Eric Brakey for opening a long overdue discussion on seat belt law. I retired from law enforcement, working before and after the law was passed. As I recall, Maine voters were browbeat into passing a law, thanks to insurance industry lobbying and strong-arm federal tactics. Voters shot down a law twice but, […]
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M. Larson: The costs will be shared by all
I think Sen. Eric Brakey’s bill making the wearing of seat belts optional is fine, as long as I have the option of not having to pay for the extended rehabilitation he or others will need when they are involved in a crash without seatbelts on. After all, if people have the choice to wear […]