A claim that the federal deficit is ‘coming down rapidly’ since the massive tax cut conflicts with the real numbers so far.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Protests won’t be over until immigrant families are reunited
President Trump’s executive order has failed to close detention centers or hold officials accountable for inhumane practices.
Our View: Americans’ 1776 plight offers lessons for us today
Unity and conviction got us through at a time when our ideals and principles seemed doomed.
Our View: Veto of Medicaid expansion funding ends any chance LePage will follow law
Over and over, the governor has moved the goalposts on enacting the measure, then blames others for its being stalled.
Our View: Conversion therapy ban should become Maine law
The state should have no role in licensing practitioners who aim to alter patients’ sexual orientation or gender identity.
Another View: Ruling lets anti-abortion centers hide truth from customers
The First Amendment should not be used as a device to get around reasonable disclosure laws.
Another View: Natural gas is not as clean as we’ve been led to believe
It contributes to global warming via methane (a greenhouse gas) emissions in drilling and storage.
Our View: State should stop ducking questions on child deaths
Evidence is piling up that child protective workers don’t have the resources they need.
Another View: Attack on a newsroom was attack on journalism
Employees at the Capital were murdered for doing a job that is essential to our democracy.
Our View: Typo is not a justifiable cause for Maine Clean Election do-over
A tiny error in a massive budget bill does not outweigh the expressed will of the voters.