Cities with legislated higher pay, like Portland, have fewer resources to ensure that workers are getting everything they’ve earned.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland mayor, council having wrong fight on city budget
Elected officials should be debating public health policy, not hurt feelings.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Solar bill offers right answers for Maine
The arguments against a modernization of the state’s clean energy market do not pass the test.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: High parental incarceration rate puts Maine children at risk
Having a mom or dad behind bars can result in short- and long-term family disruption, poverty and instability.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fine would teach Maine education funding panel about open-meetings law
A state task force should be held accountable for conducting the public’s business in private.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Enhanced food stamps help Maine farmers, families
A program that allows low-income Mainers to stretch a dollar benefits buyers and sellers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine DOT should stop nickel-and-diming safety
The crash involving a vehicle that went through an aging Bath guardrail shows the state needs predictable revenue to put resources behind transportation infrastructure.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: School rankings are useful, but we need to look closer
We should try to understand why some schools perform well in spite of economic disadvantages.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Low pay puts Riverview workers, patients at risk
The hospital will never be able to make improvements without stabilizing staffing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lawmakers should support expanded access to overdose antidote, override LePage veto
Making naloxone available over the counter in Maine would widen the window of opportunity for intervention and treatment.