A proposal to bar drivers from using hand-held devices would strengthen the state’s texting ban.
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Our View: Maine lawmakers should back ‘death with dignity’ bill
The state should not stand in the way when someone decides it’s time to die.
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Our View: Prisoner’s release raises questions about system
A 25-year-old conviction cannot stand after the case is exposed to reasonable scrutiny.
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Our View: Lax vaccine laws put Maine babies at risk of potentially fatal disease
With tighter opt-out rules, a whooping cough spike could have been avoided – instead, Gov. LePage has enabled parents who think they have a right to skip shots.
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Our View: State’s Real ID reversal shows a sign of the times
Lawmakers were right to stand up to federal pressure, but the fight is too big for Maine alone.
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Our View: ‘Justice for all’ depends on Maine’s legal aid providers
Helping the poor with housing, health care and other civil issues pays off for the community – so it should get more support.
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Our View: Maine must make more noise on risks of well-water poisoning
To ensure that the response matches the scope of the problem, legislators should pass a proposal aimed at ensuring greater awareness and testing.
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Our View: Actions against noncitizens will make matters worse
Arrests of immigrants, like the one in a Portland courtroom last week, are a recipe for chaos.
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Our View: Maine lawmakers should study tipped wage, not cut it
It would be premature to change the state’s new minimum-wage law before seeing if it works.
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Our View: Consumer agency works for ‘forgotten Americans’
Maine’s Rep. Poliquin and the others who are trying to gut a federal watchdog bureau are serving Wall Street, not their constituents.