Rural and low-income residents pay the price when lawmakers cave to special interests.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another View: Democrats need to produce viable alternatives
Nancy Pelosi should step aside in favor of younger leaders with fresh ideas.
Our View: Driving safety must be priority in debate over sales of liquor ‘nips’
OUI convictions and deaths rise as sales of the one-shot bottles of liquor explode.
Our View: Proposed cut to federal heating assistance program shows misplaced priorities
That a lifeline program fights for funding every year says a lot about who we’re really looking out for.
Another View: NSA needs to secure its files and techniques more tightly
Some of the agency’s cyberattack techniques have leaked out and are being used against us and others.
Our View: We need government to ensure our independence
Without institutions to limit the powerful, a free people won’t stay free for long.
Our View: Demand for voter data ignores a real threat
The Election Integrity Commission’s lack of interest in Russian hacking is cause for concern.
Another View: We need government spending for the common good
Individuals and corporations can only be counted on to do what’s best for themselves.
Our View: Health costs are the real problem, not Obamacare
Until we control escalating costs, reforming health insurance markets will not be enough.
Another View: Republicans in Congress show how not to regulate immigration
House-approved bills won’t reduce crime – but they will keep jail cells full and erode undocumented immigrants’ trust in police.