There are too many unanswered questions about the wide-ranging proposal for paid time off in Portland.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Maine voters will soon get to judge ranked-choice reform for themselves
Friday is the deadline for switching parties before Maine’s first statewide ranked-choice vote.
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Our View: Don’t look the other way on student hunger
You can’t count on gifts like the one in Westbrook – instead, taxpayers should press Maine schools to take part in federal programs that feed kids and cut meal debt.
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Another View: Empower generics makers to sue when Big Pharma won’t play ball
The government protects brand-name prescription medications from marketplace competition for anywhere from eight to more than 15 years.
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Our View: ‘Gag rule’ would affect poor women’s health care
An attempt to defund Planned Parenthood gets in between a woman and her doctor.
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Another View: Portland Regional Chamber fails to grasp that city will benefit from paid leave
A proposal that will allow workers to stay home when they’re sick will also protect Portland’s great restaurants.
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Our View: U.S. birth rate plummets as cost of children soars
Given the lack of support for families, it’s hard to blame millennials for forgoing having kids.
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Our View: Congress should start over with a better Farm Bill
Growing and eating healthy foods should be the prime focus of federal agriculture policy.
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Another View: Maine’s ranked-choice voting is a common-sense solution
On June 12, Maine voters should demand that our lawmakers bow to the clear will of the people.
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Another View: Successful right-to-die law finds itself on life support
A measure that’s helped even those who don’t take advantage of it is overturned in California.