The right response to job loss in legacy businesses is helping new industries grow.
Our View
Our View: Telemedicine abortion will help lift barrier to basic care
Maine women stand to benefit from greater access to the safer, more affordable medication option.
Our View: Solar power compromise fairly shares costs, benefits
Lawmakers should not miss this opportunity to responsibly expand renewable power.
Our View: Life-saving Narcan should be in more Mainers’ hands
Allowing the overdose antidote to be sold over the counter will buy valuable time.
Our View: Maine corrections officials wisely lift ban on inmate writing
Laws that violate prisoners’ free-speech rights keep government from functioning as it should.
Our View: Federal ban on state GMO labeling mandates would cut off key food debate
Despite misinformation over the science behind laws like Maine’s, there’s no arguing that they’ve sparked a valuable discussion about corporate agriculture.
Our View: State’s forest products industry depends on biomass plants
As demand drops for energy created by burning wood, jobs and the planet’s health are put at risk.
Our View: Latest proposal should put Maine Medicaid expansion fight to rest
Sen. Tom Saviello’s plan to expand eligibility would help fight Maine’s heroin epidemic, saving lives and lowering criminal justice costs.
Our View: Part of state budget surplus should go to schools facing funding cuts
The additional money could keep 131 districts from having to drop programs or raise property taxes.
Our View: LePage continues to disrupt government, not lead it
Just as he did with Land for Maine’s Future and the Board of Corrections, he needlessly blocks action on key Kennebec County posts.