A conflict over a high-profile Maine transplant points up the need to do more to encourage live donations.
Our View
Our View: CDC vacancies damage Maine’s public health system
Approval of a proposal to cut 44 jobs would further erode the agency’s capacity to handle acute health crises.
Our View: Maine legislators should reject proposed people’s veto limits
Banning hunting-related initiatives won’t make the referendum process more deliberative or well-informed.
Our View: LePage’s General Assistance policies force Portland’s hand
The city has to raise taxes and lay off employees in response to the governor’s bullying tactics.
Our View: UMaine System’s new Professional and Graduate Center a great idea that needs focus
To succeed at building Maine’s economy, CEO Eliot Cutler will have to deliver more to companies than they get now.
Our View: ‘Freedom’ bill signals anti-LGBT backlash
Meant as an end-run around equal rights victories, Maine’s proposal targets a nonexistent issue.
Our View: Twomey’s toss an outrageous way to show disapproval
The former mayor owes an apology to Gov. LePage and all the people who didn’t get to question him.
Our View: Governor should step up weak drug-control plan
A law enforcement-only approach won’t change the behavior that is ruining lives.
Our View: Portland settlement calls attention to citizens’ right to record police
Citizens can only benefit from being allowed to document how those who work for them do their jobs.
Our View: State should shore up county jail funding
Maine must play a role in turning its collection of 15 lockups into a working system.