Letting a supervised inmate serve the rest of their sentence in the community can work. A state panel has the opportunity to design a functional modern system.
Editorials
View from Away: We shouldn’t let people who use drugs die in the street
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: Validity of Mar-a-Lago raid must not be drowned out
Irresponsible condemnation of the FBI search, in Maine and elsewhere, highlights the former president’s grip on the public imagination.
View from Away: In the Inflation Reduction Act, a much-needed step toward lowering prescription drug costs
The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
Our View: National monument part of Katahdin-area comeback
Local leaders wisely chose a future based on outdoor recreation and green energy.
Our View: New short-term rental commission must take a long-term, statewide view
The business eats into housing inventory. As you may have noticed, Maine doesn’t have any to spare.
Our View: Drivers who kill pedestrians must be held accountable
The families of three victims of a fatal crash last year in Augusta are finding out how little the law recognizes people who use the street to walk or bike.
Our View: Democrats’ bill makes big gains on climate, prescription drugs
It’s a pared-down version of the Build Back Better proposal that failed last year, but it still represents significant advancements on a number of issues facing Americans.
View from Away: Kansas voters showed the nation how to keep abortion rights safe
Los Angeles Times (TNS)