Independents hold a crucial gap between the parties in the Maine House of Representatives, but it’s hard to use it to change outcomes while respecting individual differences.
The Legislature was supposed to adjourn at midnight on Wednesday, but Democrats let the session stretch on in an arcane procedural fight that we try to explain.
The moderate Republican hasn’t said how she’ll vote on “moving target” tax reform, but she thinks linking it to a key piece of the Affordable Care Act is a bad idea.