If LePage were serious about taking General Assistance away from asylum seekers, he would have simply vetoed the bill.
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OUR OPINION: Clean-needle programs should get state funds
The programs miss out on public funding, even as officials acknowledge their effectiveness.
OUR OPINION: Lawmakers should override LePage on senior housing bond
Affordable options are needed for Maine’s rapidly growing population of seniors.
OUR OPINION: Victory for vaccine foes puts Maine kids at risk
People with suppressed immune systems will remain at the mercy of others’ ‘philosophy.’
OUR OPINION: In fighting drugs, LePage should follow Massachusetts governor
Charlie Baker, a Republican, is putting the weight of his office behind a comprehensive approach to addiction.
Declaration of Independence
Today, we give you the entire Declaration, to read at your leisure and perhaps think about a little.
OUR OPINION: Kinship families should get more state support
Children from disrupted households fare well when cared for by grandparents and other relatives, but bake sales don’t raise enough money to cover expenses.
OUR OPINION: New OT rules will help rebuild middle class
Updating the idea of who should be eligible for overtime will put money in workers’ pockets.
OUR OPINION: In spite of uproar, tax credit program loophole remains
FAME can reject any application for a project that includes a one-day loan, but its board must agree. The editorial board
OUR OPINION: Lawmakers have one more day to act responsibly
Votes on the budget and bonds will have to pass over the objections of a feckless governor.