A new report shows that most Mainers are struggling to find affordable, high-quality child care. This hurts everyone.
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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.
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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.
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Our View: Pride Month demands response to attacks on LGBTQ Americans
As the Republican Party tries to roll back civil rights and freedoms, it is laser-focused on smearing the LGBTQ community.
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Another View: Sudan conflict must be brought to peaceful resolution
More than 2,500 Sudanese people are living in Maine, all of them greatly worried about the safety of their relatives back home.
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Another View: One answer to the migration crisis? Jobs.
Granting work authorization to those here on humanitarian parole isn’t the only step the Biden administration can take.
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Our View: Fulfilling our responsibility to those who died for our rights
Where would we be if a lack of volunteers left empty every local board and commission, from land use to Little League?
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Our View: With the right support, Maine can move beyond asylum seeker ‘inflection point’
Record numbers of people are seeking to resettle in Maine. If we can take necessary, lasting action, it does not have to culminate in crisis.
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Our View: Lawmakers should use child tax credit to boost next generation of Mainers
A proposal for a state-level credit would put it into the hands of the people who need it most.
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Our View: Fudging on assault weapons ban is what’s appalling
Of the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation, only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports a ban on guns capable of inflicting unthinkable damage on our communities. Her counterparts aren’t prepared to say much about why they don’t.