Some of the latest proposals to tackle the lack of educators in Maine sidestep the most effective known solution: raising pay.
Editorials
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Our View: Win for workers at Augusta Chipotle should only be the start
Stronger labor laws and more regulatory power would help employees across the country stand up for their rights.
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Our View: Civil legal aid is falling short, hurting all of us
When people can’t access programs and services designed to help them, whole communities suffer.
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Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential
Whether or not Maine gets the federal waiver on asylum seeker work authorization it desires, the state must be ready and waiting for it.
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Our View: Give young psychiatric patients somewhere to go
Legislating for new mental health facilities may not sit well with everyone. We should be far more uncomfortable with the alternative: leaving vulnerable young Mainers hanging in the balance.
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Our View: Every police, corrections officer should carry naloxone
A new bill would require all police officers to carry naloxone. Legislators should take this opportunity to close a frightening gap in our battle against fatal overdoses by adding correction officers to the mix as well.
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Another View: Don’t let incompetent bank executives derail the Fed’s inflation battle
The blame ought to be placed where it belongs: The bank’s leaders blew it.
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Our View: Recognizing tribal rights in Maine would boost entire state
Maine tribes’ inherent right to self-governance persists. State lawmakers of 2023 seem to be coming around to that fact.
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Our View: EPA finally shows the way on PFAS in drinking water
Maine’s been doing its best to forge ahead in the absence of a federal standard. Thankfully, that has changed.
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Our View: Youth homelessness is a problem we can solve now
There’s no reason that every young Mainer can’t have a place to stay.