There’s an argument for flat rates, but it doesn’t include a national sales tax.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: California pot businessesset bad example for Maine
Maine can avoid a federal crackdown if it does a good job of regulating marijuana dispensaries.
Our View: A commercial corridor could be Falmouth’s center
History may not have produced a village center for Falmouth, but good planning could.
Our View: State should back loansfor pipeline expansion
Bringing natural gas to unserved areas will lower Maine’s chronically high energy costs.
Another View: Growth is not the only way to address unemployment problem
Slower population growth is another way to reduce the economy’s need to create jobs.
Another View: Environmentalists right, Rep. Volk wrong on chemical law
A lawmaker’s critique of the Kids Safe Products Act is filled with false rhetoric about a good law.
Our View: Grocery bag taxwould be bad deal for Portland
The city should do more to educate consumers instead of punishing them.
Our View: Maine should continue on trail that Jobs blazed
The state has the opportunity to succeed in the information economy if it stays committed.
Our View: Portland should notslam the door on food trucks
These low-cost startups would add to the city’s street scene and reputation for good eating.
Our View: ‘Pay at the pump’should never mean this
When Mainers pull up to fill up, they don’t want to hear they are being robbed.
Consumers already think they are paying through the nose for what’s coming through the hose …