What are being sold as ‘middle-class’ tax cuts would most benefit millionaires with investments.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: FCC plan leaves rural America in internet slow lane
Redefining ‘adequate’ coverage will slow the rollout of much-needed high-speed service.
Our View: Care shortage puts women and infants at risk
Proposals to eliminate the ACA and gut Medicaid undercut innovative efforts to meet critical medical needs.
Another View: Pandering doesn’t negate attorney general’s free-speech message
But Jeff Sessions’ defense of on-campus First Amendment rights should extend to all students.
Our View: State tests measure poverty as well as skills
Stress on children who don’t have a stable home or enough to eat takes its toll in school.
Another view: Regulators should lower the boom on Equifax for data breach
Companies that collect private data without permission should be held to a high standard.
Our View: Meddling from Washington scared Anthem away from Maine
The Trump administration’s hostility to Obamacare creates uncertainty in a fragile marketplace.
Another View: First Amendment shouldn’t bar churches from needed FEMA assistance
Churches shelter people hurt by a natural disaster and deserve to get help when they need it to repair and rebuild.
Our View: Maine sheriffs should join Cumberland, York counties in resisting LePage’s push to comply with ICE
Yielding to federal immigration detainer requests leaves jails open to lawsuits and violates constitutional protections.
Our View: President and players both politicize national anthem
But some football players are proving to be the more thoughtful on issues that matter most.