J. CRAIG ANDERSON
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Would ‘Medicare for All’ increase federal spending by roughly $3 trillion annually? | Fact brief (opens the original)
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“Medicare for All” would increase federal spending by roughly $3 trillion annually, according to some estimates. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson says he supports the idea, which would replace most private health insurance with federally funded “single-payer” coverage, in which the government pays most medical bills. A 2019 Urban Institute study estimated that a comprehensive single-payer system would increase federal spending by $2.8 trillion annually, largely replacing expenditure
Can I add a wood stove to my home in Augusta? | Fact brief (opens the original)
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Augusta homeowners may add a wood stove, subject to state and local safety rules. Maine law generally bars municipalities from prohibiting safe, commercially available heating systems, including wood stoves. State law allows homeowners to install solid-fuel equipment themselves in a single-family home they occupy, provided the installation meets Maine Fuel Board standards. Augusta’s housing code simply requires that heating facilities be safe, working and properly installed. Other Maine cities i
Is releasing a pet rabbit into the wild considered animal cruelty in Maine? | Fact brief (opens the original)
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Deliberately releasing a pet rabbit into the wild and leaving it there is considered animal cruelty under Maine law. The state’s Animal Welfare Act defines an “abandoned animal” as one deserted by its owner or keeper. The cruelty statute lists abandoning an animal as similar in severity to injuring, torturing or beating one. Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly abandoning an animal is generally a Class D crime. It becomes a more serious Class C crime if the animal dies as a result, or if the o
Is it legal for women to be topless in Maine anywhere a man can be bare-chested? | Fact brief (opens the original)
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Maine law doesn’t prohibit women from being topless anywhere state law permits men to be bare-chested — but some municipalities do. Maine’s law against indecent conduct prohibits knowingly exposing one’s genitals in public under circumstances “likely to cause affront or alarm.” It does not restrict anyone from exposing their breasts. But local ordinances can be stricter. Rumford and Sebec, for example, define an exposed breast as nudity and prohibit it in public places. Violations carry fines of
Does Maine get at least 15% of its electricity from solar power? | Fact brief (opens the original)
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U.S. Energy Information Administration data shows solar energy accounted for nearly 18% of Maine’s electricity in 2025. Nearly half of that came from small-scale installations such as rooftop solar. EIA estimates Maine generated 1.6 million megawatt-hours from utility-scale solar — facilities of at least 1 megawatt — and 1.3 million MWh from small-scale systems, for a total of 2.9 million. Maine’s utility-scale sources generated more than 14.8 million MWh in 2025. Adding in small-scale solar bri
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