By Jan M.

By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this week — Monday to be exact — we passed the one year anniversary of Gov.

By David Farmer As Gov.

By Jared Bornstein COVID-19 has reshaped how the Maine Legislature operates, and a sense of unfamiliarity hangs over the 130th legislative session.

By Dale Crafts As Maine and the rest of the country continue to face serious challenges driven by the pandemic, it is inevitable that the future of our health care system will remain an important issue.

By Matthew Gagnon It was late March of last year, and the country was just beginning to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

By David Farmer President Joe Biden is expected to sign the $1.

By Todd Brackett, Lincoln County sheriff J.

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By James Cote Many of us have been working to pass a Land for Maine’s Future bond for several years now, and for a variety of reasons, the timing just hasn’t worked in our favor.

By Nancy Battick There’s always something new at FamilySearch.

By Matthew Gagnon America’s political parties are divided on many things, from taxes to regulations to (apparently) whether or not Dr.

By David Farmer The federal minimum wage is too low.

By Laurie Lachance One of the pandemic’s many lessons is that accessible, affordable, high-quality child care is critically important — especially to Maine’s business community.

By Matthew Gagnon “We’ve done worse than most any other country,” said Dr.

By David Farmer The filibuster should be a goner.

By Nancy Battick I recently received my latest issue of American Ancestors magazine published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston.

By BDN Editorial Board It’s a rare achievement these days to be able to get people to agree on something.