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Our View: Child welfare not the job of just one agency

by The Editorial Board April 15, 2021April 14, 2021

A proposed new department is well intentioned, but does not address a much broader problem.

by The Editorial Board April 13, 2021April 12, 2021

A fee on mostly vacant second homes would help fund affordable housing for middle-income Mainers.

by The Editorial Board April 11, 2021April 10, 2021

Two bills before lawmakers in Augusta – one for online voter registration, and the other for open primaries – will promote voting.

by The Editorial Board April 8, 2021April 7, 2021

As agreements with unions to hire workers are nailed down, regional demand for clean energy is taking off.

by The Editorial Board April 6, 2021April 5, 2021

The best way to open up safely is to maximize the number of people who can’t catch or spread COVID-19.

by The Editorial Board April 4, 2021April 3, 2021

Developing community-based programs is the surest way to shut down Maine’s youth prison.

by The Editorial Board April 1, 2021March 31, 2021

Partisan rivalry should not be allowed to get in the way of the steady operation of government.

by The Editorial Board March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

The Legislature is considering a heavy-handed fix to an invented problem.

by The Editorial Board March 28, 2021March 27, 2021

Combining reform of local land-use ordinances with beefed-up public transportation, the Portland area could meet some difficult challenges.

by The Editorial Board March 25, 2021March 24, 2021

The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.