Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Maine should lower the high cost of cash bail

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

Holding people in jail before trial is hurting both taxpayers and incarcerated individuals.

by New York Daily News February 21, 2020February 20, 2020

A president who howls about law and order grants clemency to former NYPD Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

by The Editorial Board February 20, 2020February 19, 2020

The federal ‘gag rule’ will deny birth control to low-income residents if the Legislature doesn’t act.

by The Editorial Board February 19, 2020February 18, 2020

Lawmakers should address a property-tax loophole that favors big-box retailers.

by The MIami Herald February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

The anniversary of a school massacre highlights how much work is still left undone.

by The Editorial Board February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

The power of the highest office in the land has always captured our imagination.

by The Editorial Board February 16, 2020February 15, 2020

The state should make sure that the licensing process is open, and the public has a right to know.

by The Baltimore Sun February 15, 2020February 14, 2020

Discrimination persists, despite the Fifth and 14th amendments. But many Republicans in Congress don’t seem to care.

by The Editorial Board February 14, 2020February 13, 2020

A Biddeford bus driver is owed an apology, and other comments on recent news.

by The Editorial Board February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Following Republican senators’ capitulation in the impeachment trial, nothing is stopping President Trump from settling scores and seizing power.