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PublishedJune 23, 2013
Our View: Medicaid expansion: LePage wins, Maine loses
Gov. Paul LePage won his battle against Obamacare last week, successfully rejecting an estimated $350 million in federal funds for Maine over the next three years, which would have extended health insurance to as many as 70,000 people.
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PublishedJune 20, 2013
Maine stands up to NRA on gun buys
The Maine Legislature should be applauded for taking a small but significant step Wednesday. It stood up to the National Rifle Association.
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PublishedJune 19, 2013
Our View: Minimum wage boost would help teen fathers
Public discussion of teenage parenthood often leaves teenage fathers on the sidelines. Policymaking, research, media coverage and services generally focus on young mothers and the problems they face as they negotiate both adolescence and child-rearing. Young fathers, meanwhile, are stigmatized as self-centered, irresponsible and unconcerned with their children's needs.
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PublishedJune 18, 2013
Our View: Corporations win, Maine people lose under DEP regime
Corporations can hire lobbyists to fight for them and influence public policy.
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PublishedJune 18, 2013
Corporations win, Maine people lose under DEP chief
Corporations can hire lobbyists to fight for them and influence public policy.
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PublishedJune 16, 2013
OUR VIEW: No one likes budget, but it’s the best we’re getting
Gov. Paul LePage is clear -- he hates the bipartisan budget that is headed his way, thanks to strong votes in the House and Senate.
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PublishedJune 14, 2013
Lawmakers must show courage on domestic violence
Maine is one of the country's safest places to live -- one of the five most crime-free in the United States, in fact.
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PublishedJune 13, 2013
Maine lawmakers get second chance to do right thing
Maine lawmakers will get one more chance to do the right thing when it comes to providing health care to people in need.
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PublishedJune 12, 2013
Lawmakers should back dental care bill
Rural areas with no dentists would benefit from a new kind of provider.
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PublishedJune 11, 2013
Data mining probe should have started seven years ago
We are still waiting for answers seven years after Maine privacy advocates asked the questions.
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