There’s no reason the state has decide between giving migrants short-term aid and doing the same for other residents.
Editorials
View from Away: Trump backtracks on vaping
Faced with a troubling outbreak of a mysterious vaping-related illness and the skyrocketing use of electronic cigarettes among teens, President Trump announced in September that the Food and Drug Administration would pull flavored electronic-cigarettes from the market, possibly within weeks. He promised quick action, and he was right to do so. At that point, six […]
Our View: Maine attorney general right to join emissions lawsuit
People concerned about warming waters in the Gulf of Maine have a direct interest in what comes out of a tailpipe in California.
Commentary: Republicans smeared Vindman at impeachment hearing, and it backfired spectacularly
Tuesday morning’s installment of the House’s impeachment hearings wasn’t expected to produce sensational headlines. The witnesses — Lt. Col Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council staff, and Jennifer Williams, an adviser on Russia to Vice President Mike Pence — weren’t expected to enlarge in significant ways on their previous testimony in […]
Our View: Lawmakers should rein in facial surveillance
We need strong state and federal policies to keep the powerful technology from being misused.
View from Away: Pass Trump’s trade bill
When dealing with international trade — as with many things in business — sometimes what’s needed most is simply a sure thing. We’ve been critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to trade over the past few years in large part because he has injected a tremendous amount of uncertainty in markets, supply chains and other […]
Our View: New drug epidemic challenges Maine
‘Crystal meth,’ the longtime scourge of the West Coast, is taking hold in communities here.
Our View: School cops’ camera data should stay in school
The unique role of a school resource officer requires unique policy on information recorded by police body cameras.
Our View: Proposed asylum rules are deliberately cruel
Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
View from Away: Trump’s EPA is trying to limit science in crafting new regulations
Regulations and policies affecting public health should rely on clear-eyed analysis of the best science and data available.