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Our View: Maine should stop using youth prison for ‘care’

by The Editorial Board February 2, 2020February 3, 2020

It’s time for lawmakers to respond to wasteful and ineffective spending on youth incarceration.

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by The Editorial Board January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

The written test for people who want to cut hair measures skill and knowledge, not English.

by The San Jose Mercury News January 30, 2020January 29, 2020

High taxes and a slow-moving permitting process are giving the black market a reason to exist.

by The Editorial Board January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

A bill now before the Legislature could double the units built every year in Maine.

by The Editorial Board January 28, 2020January 27, 2020

Armed with a $100 million gift, a new center for data study could build a community of companies and workers.

by The Editorial Board January 27, 2020January 28, 2020

It’s too easy for Mainers struggling with addiction to end up with the burden of a felony conviction.

by The Editorial Board January 26, 2020January 24, 2020

We’re doing most of the right things to save lives. We just need to do more.