Under a new bill, parents would still have the right to refuse shots for their children – but not the right to send them to school.
Our View
Our View: Maine inmates should have unrestricted access to menstrual products
For the sake of their health and dignity, women behind bars deserve free, quality pads and tampons.
Our View: Maine Legislature is rightly taking on drug costs
Manufacturers are charging top prices to consumers, who have no choice but to pay.
Our View: Maine should seize opportunity to update unfair overtime rules
It’s time to close a loophole that’s costing 28,000 Mainers time-and-a-half pay.
Our View: Climate change fight will take many forms
Gov. Mills’ wins in the CMP power project show that she will seize opportunities as they arise.
Our View: Skowhegan-area school board right to retire nickname
Regardless of anyone’s intent, the sports teams’ name was offensive and hurtful and had to go.
Our View: Car inspections put large number of Mainers in a tough spot
Though – for now – evidence doesn’t justify ditching the mandate, lawmakers shouldn’t dismiss the financial burden it places on many drivers.
Our View: Compact wrong way to fix Electoral College
Changing such well-established law with a back-door approach invites unintended consequences.
Our View: Don’t allow public-access TV to get pushed aside
Officials should hold telecom providers to their commitment to fund local channels until the stations make the transition to a post-cable world.
Our View: Maine should replace its current flag with the simpler original
As the state prepares for its 200th birthday, it’s time to retire a hodgepodge of images that doesn’t deliver a coherent message.