A lack of criteria has hampered the selection process, but that can and should change soon.

Rep. McKane stuck to partisan distortions when the time has come to govern.

Economic and human rights concerns argue against a quick move to for-profit corrections.

You don’t know what you’re drinking until somebody in a white lab coat tells you.

Who made the greater mistake, the incoming House speaker or an impatient bureaucracy?

The PUC stays focused because broadband access is central to the state’s future.

Reps. Pingree and Michaud are not offering a way forward on expiring tax cuts and benefits.

An eagle’s nest should not be allowed to derail this valuable infrastructure project.

Some regulations likely are needless burdens on commerce, but careful evaluation is vital.

It may not be a surprise that some Peaks Island residents are still considering either seceding from Portland or assuming a quasi-autonomous status as a “village corporation.”

Still, it’s an admission of failure, and not just on Portland’s part, either.

It’s not that islanders don’t have reasons to complain about city government. When a majority of the island’s residents tried to form their own community four years ago and failed, they tried to get the city to improve public safety services and provide more support to Casco Bay Lines, the lifeline service to the city’s islands.