A new bill would allow big buyers like schools and jails to shop for competitively priced local products.

A clearly worded decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is a refreshing response to hysteria.

Poor kids need good nutrition during vacation just as much as they do when school is open.

People with health insurance will end up paying higher rates if the federal program continues to underpay.

High school basketball, gubernatorial vetoes and other items caught our attention.

A columnist overlooks the broad-based opposition to measures that would erode a woman’s right to choose.

A state with a big tourist industry shouldn’t shirk its responsibility to ensure that the food supply is safe.

The state’s punishment-first anti-substance abuse strategy forces a Portland halfway house to close its doors.

Federal regulators must step up joint efforts against fraud that hurts our oceans and sensitive consumers.

The anguish of the missing child’s family is understandable, but police and prosecutors can’t be forced into action.