GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY · POLITICAL CORRUPTION · PUBLIC TRUST
They say it with a little shame, as if turning off the news were
the moral equivalent of leaving a shopping cart loose in the
parking lot. I don’t hear failure. I hear someone trying to
preserve a livable day. Most people have bills, children, aging
parents, jobs, groceries, medical appointments, and enough
trouble without beginning every morning with whatever Washington
managed to break overnight.
But government does not turn off when the television does. A name
is crossed off a list. A rule is rewritten. A case is dropped. A
watchdog is replaced. A contract is steered. A civil servant gets
the message.
Pew found that 52 percent of American adults say they are worn
out by the amount of news, and six in ten say they have reduced…
CLEAN ENERGY · GENE THERAPY
Despite ongoing global
challenges, incremental
advances in clean energy,
medicine, technology, and…
Maine’s Involuntary Lenders
CHILD CARE · STATE PAYMENTS
Maine’s delayed child care
subsidy payments force
providers to absorb costs,
risking closures and reducing
care options for foster
children.
The City in the Footnotes
MUNICIPAL BUDGET · PUBLIC SAFETY
Portsmouth faces challenges in
making complex municipal
budgets and policies
understandable to residents…
Local Control, on Concord’s
Terms
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING · SCHOOL TAX CAPS
New Hampshire debates local
control as state lawmakers
propose tax caps amid rising
special education costs and
campus safety concerns.
AI IMPACT · SKILLED TRADES
As AI advances in office tasks,
skilled trades remain essential…
INFLATION · FEDERAL RESERVE
Rising mortgage rates and
persistent inflation are…
POLITICAL SCANDAL · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Graham Platner’s tattoo and
personal allegations raise
questions about political
accountability amid broader…
The Mulberry Harbor Problem
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY · WARFARE STRATEGY
The article examines how the
Mulberry harbors’ logistical
innovation during D-Day
parallels Ukraine’s use of…