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Maine Compass: Legislature must fund critical investment in housing

by James Elkins January 24, 2020January 24, 2020

L.D. 1645, a proposed tax incentive, will benefit low-income families and seniors around the state.

by Afton Hupper January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

A group seeking to restrict offshore leases is starting a feud among interests that should be working together.

by The Editorial Board January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

To meet the need, however, lawmakers will have to increase compensation for direct care workers.

by Peter Jacobs January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

Part-time professors create courses, give lectures, spend hours grading and help students think critically – but they’d make more in fast food.

by Ryan LaRochelle January 21, 2020January 20, 2020

Inflation inequality means that policymakers likely underestimate the number of people living in poverty.

by The Editorial Board January 21, 2020January 20, 2020

It’s becoming too common for passengers to show up at the Portland International Jetport with loaded guns they forgot they were carrying.

by The Editorial Board January 21, 2020January 20, 2020

It’s becoming too common for passengers to show up at the Portland Jetport with a loaded gun they forgot they were carrying.

by Thomas J. Brown January 20, 2020January 17, 2020

We should keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day front and center in our lives, every day, every year.

by Tim Suitter January 20, 2020January 17, 2020

After getting pay concessions and tax breaks, the company should be ready to fulfill its obligation to the U.S. defense manufacturing sector.

by The Editorial Board January 19, 2020January 17, 2020

Unless some Republicans break ranks, this won’t be a trial – it will be a coverup.