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Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential

by The Editorial Board March 26, 2023March 26, 2023

Whether or not Maine gets the federal waiver on asylum seeker work authorization it desires, the state must be ready and waiting for it.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Civil legal aid is falling short, hurting all of us

by The Editorial Board March 25, 2023March 24, 2023

When Mainers can’t access programs and services designed to help them, whole communities suffer.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Give young psychiatric patients somewhere to go

by The Editorial Board March 23, 2023March 22, 2023

Legislating for new mental health facilities may not sit well with everyone. We should be far more uncomfortable with the alternative: leaving vulnerable young Mainers hanging in the balance.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Every Maine corrections officer should carry naloxone

by The Editorial Board March 22, 2023March 21, 2023

A new bill would require all police officers to carry naloxone. Legislators should take this opportunity to close a frightening gap in our battle against fatal overdoses by adding corrections officers to the mix.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Republican Party must acknowledge that Trump is a fatally flawed candidate

by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board March 13, 2023March 12, 2023

A recognition of what really happened Jan. 6 necessarily involves a harsh judgment on the man whose falsehoods inspired the insurrection.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Keeping kids in poverty is our choice. What’s it going to be?

by The Editorial Board March 11, 2023March 10, 2023

The expanded child tax credit pulled millions of kids out of poverty before expiring. It can do so again.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Gov. Mills must outline thinking on tribal rights

by The Editorial Board March 10, 2023March 9, 2023

The governor’s opposition to proposals like the latest one, involving tribal treaty language in the state Constitution, has been more or less sustained. Equally sustained is bafflement as to why.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Supreme Court should not remove lifeline for those drowning in student debt

by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

While solving the problem will involve other measures – including reducing the costs of higher education and more emphasis on non-college opportunities – loan forgiveness is critical.