The city has missed having a strong manager more than it has suffered from having a weak mayor.
Our View
Our View: Maine legislators should step up, ease aid to asylum seekers
A new court ruling and new economic data both make a case for a bill allowing these immigrants to access emergency relief.
Our View: Maine should expedite Obamacare backup plan
If ACA subsidies are found illegal, the health of thousands of Mainers – and the fiscal stability of Maine’s hospitals – will depend on our being ready to set up a state-run exchange.
Our View: By pulling nominations, LePage punts on governing
The move is typical of a chief executive whose priority is making brash, adversarial statements.
Our View: Supreme Court puts an end to one LePage health care cutback
The state should finally stop trying to deprive one small group of MaineCare clients – very-low-income young adults.
Gov. Brownback not in Kansas fantasy world anymore
The Republican now supports raising state taxes to remedy a mess that’s largely of his own doing.
Our View: Jail is the wrong way to make offenders pay fines
It’s not only unfair to incarcerate those who can’t pay, it’s a bad way to use public funds.
Our View: LePage missteps end best chance for tax reform
The most likely outcome of negotiations is a veto-proof, status-quo compromise budget.
Our View: State should speak up about chicken pox outbreak sites
The disease can have severe complications, so the public needs to know if there’s a chance they’ve been exposed.
Our View: State testing incentives would ease impact of tainted wells
A streamlined proposal would lead more Mainers to check their drinking water for arsenic.