editorial – Page 86 – The Portland Press Herald

Our View: Maine’s racial profiling law won’t work without data

by The Editorial Board July 30, 2020July 29, 2020

If police don’t record the perceived race of the people they stop, there’s no way to tell if bias plays a role.

by The Editorial Board July 29, 2020July 28, 2020

It is more clear than ever that putting economic activity ahead of public health gets us nowhere.

by The Editorial Board July 28, 2020July 27, 2020

As the summer slips away, Congress should step up and pass a meaningful relief bill for the tourism industry.

by Joe H. Pickering Jr. Special to the Telegram July 26, 2020July 24, 2020

The Founders’ concern about quartering troops takes modern form in defense spending and war powers.

by The Editorial Board July 26, 2020September 14, 2020

There will be no respite from the air war already underway unless voters choose to tune it out.

by The Baltimore Sun July 25, 2020July 24, 2020

Congress must make it a priority to pass a new voting rights bill that better protects citizens from discrimination.

by The Editorial Board July 24, 2020July 23, 2020

A safe return to the classroom shouldn’t be put at risk for the sake of games this fall.

by The Editorial Board July 23, 2020September 14, 2020

A brewery in Freeport and a pizzeria in Old Orchard should not become casualties in political warfare.

by The Editorial Board July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

A flexible framework that ties school reopening to local risk factors makes sense for Maine.

Tuesday’s primary showed that the best way to manage the polls in a pandemic is for most people to vote from home.