States that have tried the assessment and testing strategy have discovered that drug abuse is not the problem among welfare recipients that they thought it was.

L.D. 941 would task the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability with a systematic review of about 200 tax expenditures.

Ensuring that people on public assistance aren’t punished for getting jobs is the right move.

LePage’s attempt to use voter-approved bonds as a bargaining chip violates the Founders’ principles.

VIEW FROM AWAY: Philadelphia derailment reminds us of need to funnel more money into roads, bridges, rails and tunnels.

One in five Maine adults still puffs — but carrot-and-stick tactics could help them stop.

Legislators should support L.D. 919 as part of a multi-pronged strategy to reduce the abuse of painkillers.

There’s no reason to change state regulations on Maine minors’ access to abortion services.

The state needs to act before illegal trash disposal cuts off access to private lands.

Department’s new secretary fudged his numbers; instead of 60 bad employees, VA actually fired just three.