Our existing ‘yellow flag’ law is fit for some purposes and less fit for others. The public would benefit from another option alongside it.
Editorials
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Vote ‘No’ on Maine’s Question 1 | Editorial
To require photo identification at the polls would be one thing. The ballot measure we’re invited to support goes much, much further — with insufficient concern for who or what it would impede.
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Brace for federal shutdown’s local shockwaves | Editorial
The distance between Maine and D.C. has rarely felt so small.
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Maine’s system of funding school construction has failed | Editorial
Efforts to remake this very broken arrangement must be expedited now.
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We deserve to hear more from Maine’s leaders | Editorial
Our elected representatives should be going to extra lengths to answer questions and reach the people. A challenging time calls for nothing less.
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Maine needs to take a harder line with ICE | Editorial
This iteration of the agency, aggressively operating free of ‘bright-line rules’ across the state, should be under sustained official pressure.
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High tension in politics demands high care | Editorial
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a chilling and painful reminder of the task now at hand.
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Maine children shouldn’t be made to wait for dental care | Editorial
Widespread calls to boost the ‘reimbursement rate’ need to be heeded by the Department of Health and Human Services — and fast.
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Quite the entrance by Graham Platner | Editorial
Come 2026, the political stakes will be sky-high. If a refreshing newcomer can succeed in capitalizing on that tension, good.
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Medicaid work requirement threatens thousands in Maine | Editorial
Sweeping changes to public policy register to most of us as mere headlines — until they’re implemented.