Payments to Maine health care providers could be cut as early as next month. Lawmakers must not let that happen.
Editorials
Our View: Future of Maine relies on child care, early education
Maintenance of the child care worker salary supplement, among other supports, is critical. Why do we have such a hard time with this obvious reality?
Our View: Rep. Libby exhibits ruthless unprofessionalism
Our objection to the lawmaker’s doubling down on the cheapest of shots has nothing to do with politics or policy.
Our View: Raise the cigarette tax in Maine
All available evidence should make it hard to oppose this tax with a straight face. Where there’s smoke …
Our View: Sen. Collins’ decision matrix does not pass muster
Without taking proper steps to assist the public’s understanding of her process, the senator leaves herself open to more of the same criticism.
Our View: Maine delegates rightly assume united front on Musk, Gaza
Amid mounting consternation, Collins, Golden, King and Pingree appear to be doing what they can to make sense of the nonsensical.
Our View: It’s a ‘yes’ for Sen. Bennett’s light-bulb moment
The more transparency in Maine’s lawmaking, the better. This should be very hard to argue against.
Our View: Less reporting on housing, more housing
Year in, year out, very capable Maine minds work together to isolate the problems, identify the solutions and produce reports. Now it’s time to build homes.
Our View: Maine in no position to shrug at ‘nation’s report card’
The state response to a federal finding of math and reading skills that are among the lowest in the country left a lot to be desired.
Our View: Maine is a casualty of Trump opposition to offshore wind energy
At least one of President Trump’s ‘Day 1’ executive orders pays zero heed to the bottom line.