Broadband Internet infrastructure, transportation funding grab our attention this week.
Editorials
Border crisis doesn’t ease GOP stance in House
Hardline House Republican package plays to party base, but won’t solve the underlying problems.
OUR OPINION: Maine is paying for lack of dental coverage
Options, affordability are both issues in most of the state.
Repeal renewable fuel standard
Ethanol won’t lower price of gas; it will raise it 26 cents per gallon.
More women in jail than ever before
Going to prison is almost a cultural death sentence in America.
OUR OPINION: Time to debate issues, not how many debates
As summer comes to a close, gubernatorial candidates will be the center of attention.
OUR OPINION: Economy grows for some, but not most of us
Three decades of unequal growth makes this recovery feel almost like another recession.
OUR OPINION: Riverview still not eligible for federal funds
Rather than fix the problem, the governor blames others for his administration’s failure.
UN disabilities treaty deserves ratification
Many of the 38 GOP senators who voted against it argued that it would undermine U.S. sovereignty
Companies take US benefits, but flee US taxes
Some of these ‘people’ make use of un-American tax dodges.