While the nation is engrossed in a historic impeachment inquiry, 1 million families are at risk of losing vital support.
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Our View: When petitions come around, read before signing
You can’t get tricked into signing something you don’t support if you insist on reading and understanding it first.
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Our View: Court should let Portland residents vote on charter change
The last word on election reform issues should belong to the voters, not unelected city staff.
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Another View: Republicans have good ideas on health care
An editorial was wrong to blame GOP policies for increasing the ranks of the uninsured, when the real problem is the seriously flawed Affordable Care Act.
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Our View: Abortion funding and assisted-dying laws can now go into effect
Maine government will no longer discriminate against poor women who need abortions, or prevent the terminally ill from deciding when they have suffered enough.
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Another View: Trump stands up for the real victims of homelessness – foreign real estate investors
If he really wants to address the crisis, he has plenty of tools at his disposal: housing subsidies, vouchers and tax credits, to name a few.
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Another View: California’s gig-economy rules won’t help anyone
The governor should bring tech companies like Uber and Lyft, as well as labor leaders, back to the bargaining table.
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Our View: Mainer with autism takes pioneering step
Joshua Strong, once deemed ‘incapacitated,’ is now in control of his life, thanks to innovative policies and reliable supports and services.
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Our View: We’ll all be safer on the roads with hand-held phone ban
Devices designed to command your attention are not fit for a driver behind the wheel.
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Our View: Bomb robot aside, Dixmont police shooting a lot like others
The case of Michael Grendell – who was seriously injured and saw his house destroyed during a mental health crisis – shows why a new state review panel is necessary.