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Letter to the editor: Support consumer-owned utility, reject CMP’s bullying

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 06, 2022

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Much talk these days, with head-scratching citizen initiatives, if Maine people cannot get the governor on board for important business, then there’s the legal means: a citizen referendum. With much effort of the Legislature and people, Maine’s secretary of state the Our Power initiative’s signatures to get on next year’s ballot. This is no surprise. Time and again Mainers have been fed up with a whole slew of issues relating to Central... + full article



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