Lawmakers have important issues to deal with, and they shouldn’t leave them on the table when they adjourn in April.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Maine Turnpike shows that tolling works
A small number of scofflaws don’t offset the value or a fair and predictable revenue collection system.
Letter from the publisher: Digital-only Mondays will support journalism
Savings on production costs will preserve newsroom jobs, keeping readers informed.
Another View: Don’t give boomers too much credit
In defending his generation’s response to pollution, a writer ignored decades of negligence on climate.
Our View: Maine communities confront difficult questions surrounding old schools
The state has a $500 million backlog for construction and major renovations, raising difficult questions for communities around the state.
Another View: Church shooter should not have had a gun
Prone to violence with a history of mental illness, a Texas man should not have been able to buy a firearm
Another View: Shrinking songbirds are climate change casualties
University of Michigan scientists have linked the declining body weight of birds with rising temperatures in their summer feeding grounds.
Another View: Trump’s cellphone use puts security at risk
The president, who attacked Hillary Clinton for using a private email server for official business, is doing much worse.
Another View: Voter suppression working for Republicans
Thousands of Democratic-leaning voters will be disenfranchised in the fight against imaginary voter fraud.
Another View: Private data is not really private
Congress needs to curb the perfectly legal location data sharing that records the movements of every cellphone user.