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“You better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone, for the times they are a’changin’.“ Bob Dylan, Blowin’ in the Wind

"Not all private equity people are evil. Only some." Paul Krugman

More bills are getting released everyday, and now there are over 500 to be considered by the Maine Legislature.

Do you have opinions on a bill? Anyone can submit testimony to be reviewed during a public hearing. Testimony gives committee members an idea of what Mainers think about the drafted legislation.

Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and the author of five books, including his latest and cHeadshot of Michael Tomaskyritically acclaimed The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity.

So many bills, so little time. Let's get into it.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Voting Rights Act, a signature achievement of the Civil Rights Movement, has to be protected, but one threat looms on the horizon.

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” – Tenth Amendment, 1791

This month you will find resources about how to have constructive dialogue that moves beyond civil discourse toward productive discourse.

The 132nd Legislature has officially begun, and the deadline for submitting bills for consideration has now passed. So what comes next?