referendum

There are many topics that won't go away in the realm of politics and raising the minimum wage is one. The question iswhether to, how to or to how much we should raise the minimum wage is constant. Now, voters may have their say in 2016.

This is an opinion piece from a life-long Mainer. I've hunted and fished in this state since I was a little boy. I'll be honest. I don't bear hunt. Never have and probably never will. It just doesn't interest me. But I do have some skin in the game and, if you're a true, tax paying, Mainer, so do you. A yes vote on question 1 this November will stop the use of bait, dogs and traps in hunting bear.

If supporters in Portland get enough signatures on their petition, a question regarding recreational marijuana use may go on the ballot and out to voters as early as this year. The intent of the measure from what I gather is to allow people to smoke small amounts in their personal or a private space or one provided to them, like inside their home or designated areas. Similar rules to what we have