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editorial

Published
July 2, 2023

Our View: A budget that works for Maine families is a budget worth passing

The Legislature should support the bipartisan spending plan passed last week by the Appropriations Committee.
Published
June 28, 2023

Our View: Senate way off base on MaineCare for noncitizens

You want to talk about price tags? Excluding low-income noncitizens from routine health care comes with an unacceptable financial and social cost.
Published
June 26, 2023

Another View: Gas stove laws are pro-fossil fuel foolishness

Republicans’ efforts to ‘save’ the gas stove align squarely with the interests of oil and gas companies.
Published
June 25, 2023

Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context

The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
Published
June 21, 2023

Our View: Deficient, dangerous nurse staffing cannot stay as it is

Debate over the nurse-to-patient ratio bill under consideration in Augusta has shed a stark light on how dismal it is to work at the bedside. Although a fix is desperately needed, L.D. 1639 is too blunt an instrument.

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Published
June 12, 2023

Our View: The effects of the global climate crisis will be local

Every additional bit of carbon pollution put into the atmosphere makes it more likely life in Maine will be made worse – by events both near and far.
Published
June 11, 2023

Our View: We must change the way we think about caregiving

Robust support for a proposal that would pay parent caregivers of children with special needs acknowledges just how badly broken our systems of care are.
Published
June 8, 2023

Our View: Maine needs lawmakers to support child care providers

A new report shows that most Mainers are struggling to find affordable, high-quality child care. This hurts everyone.
Published
June 6, 2023

Our View: Vote ‘no’ on Portland rent control Question A

The change to the rent control ordinance sought by a group of city landlords would exacerbate already-serious housing market dysfunction.
Published
June 5, 2023

Another View: In Trump vs. DeSantis in Iowa, Disney is the punching bag. So much for serious debate

Voters need candidates who address real issues, not concocted ones.