A Democrat and a Republican make friends in the Maine State Senate. A podcast about Maine politics and the capacity of bipartisan friendships for crafting good public policy.
SeatMates
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A Democrat and a Republican make friends in the Maine State Senate. A podcast about Maine politics and the capacity of bipartisan friendships for crafting good public policy.
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5/23/2021
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2021
Talking Trash
<p>Maine is far from reaching its recycling goal of 50% set way back in 1989. We examine what happens to all that material you take to the dump - oops, transfer station - and how a new, first-in-the-nation law will shift the cost of recycling packaging from property taxpayers to those brand manufacturers who make the stuff.</p>
June 23, 2021
Power for the People
<p>Maine's investor-owned utilities - CMP and Versant - are now owned by foreign corporations and foreign governments. A new model has been proposed to bring back local control so that our state can better prepare for a future demanding more electricity and decarbonization. We explore the benefits of Pine Tree Power - a consumer-owned utility.</p>
June 6, 2021
Broadband: Maine's BHAG (aka Big Hairy Audacious Goal)
<p>Reaching all the nooks and crannies of our great state with high speed, reliable internet is a Big Hairy Audacious Goal requiring government investment. The free market would have reached these far flung spaces by now if there was profit to be made. There's a strong argument for public engagement in critical infrastructure that advances the economic potential for all corners of the state. We explore policy that will lead us there. </p>
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