Local control of housing in Maine has resulted in high costs and low supply. Something has to change.
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Our View: Clean vehicle standards will get Maine where it needs to go
Requiring electric vehicles to be sold here is a logical step toward reducing carbon emissions and building a cleaner, healthier economy.
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View from Away: US Sen. Robert Menendez should resign
New Jersey’s Robert Menendez is entitled to the presumption of innocence (again). But after his latest federal indictment on bribery charges, he should not be entitled to continue to serve in the United States Senate. Menendez should resign. The cloud hanging over the Garden State’s senior senator will inevitably distract from his ability to put […]
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Our View: House Republicans more devoted to infighting than governing
Maine should not need to turn to its Rainy Day fund to cover any shortfall forced on us for the sake of regressive political ends.
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Our View: Birthing center closures put Mainers in danger
We have to explore and support all viable alternatives for better access to pregnancy care.
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View from Away: California’s lawsuit against Big Oil could help end decades of climate lies
California’s lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil companies is an important move by the world’s fifth-largest economy to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for decades of climate denial and deception. The suit filed last week against BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute trade group seeks to hold […]
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View from Away: An ambitious push to help small farmers
More than two years have passed since former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue departed, but the brouhaha he created with one callous comment in the middle of his tenure remains memorable. Perdue, a Trump appointee, visited a Wisconsin expo in 2019, one attended by struggling dairy farmers. When asked about the industry’s future, […]
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Our View: Attacks on public meetings, elected officials should be met with unified front
The incidents are not pranks; they are meant to shock, disrupt and intimidate.
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Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it
The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’
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Our View: Settlement must be used to repair damage from drug addiction
Companies that helped precipitate the crisis will send tens of millions of dollars to Maine. We must use it the right way.