Republican senators have been huddling in hopes of reviving their Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reminded them Thursday of why the bill should, on the contrary, stay dead. Congress’ scorekeepers found that the latest version of the Senate bill would result in 22 million more people without health coverage by 2026. That […]
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Our View: The high cost of poor housing
The lack of safe, affordable housing for low-income Americans reinforces the cycle of poverty.
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Jim Fossel: Free the health care market
The industry needs to be made to work like others.
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Our View: Election Integrity Commission’s goal is clearly voter suppression
Crusades against nonexistant “voter fraud” are designed to cut legitimate voters from the rolls.
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View from Away: Sessions just turned on the asset forfeiture spigot
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Our View: On Maine’s addiction crisis, it’s time to finally listen
Experts have been calling for more treatment options for years now, but relatively little has been done.
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Our View: Surge in opt-out rates for vaccinations should raise alarms
Maine is headed in the wrong direction, and it’s putting children at risk.
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Our View: Collins is on the right side of the health care debate; Poliquin is not
Maine’s Republican lawmakers are split on the biggest domestic issue facing Congress.
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CBO finds Trump budget lacking
The independent analysts at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday that there is no proposal in President Donald Trump’s budget that would supercharge economic growth — the president promised 3 percent per year — and balance the budget within a decade. Instead, they found a lot of question marks and missing details. The CBO […]