Months after he vowed immediate action on a new facility to ease a space shortage at the psychiatric hospital, there’s been little progress.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Lawbreaking motorists shouldn’t be able to hide in Maine
A proposal to bar drivers from using hand-held devices would strengthen the state’s texting ban.
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Another View: White House is people’s house; they have a right to visitor logs
The new policy to keep the list secret suggests Trump has something to hide and is ducking accountability.
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Our View: Maine lawmakers should back ‘death with dignity’ bill
The state should not stand in the way when someone decides it’s time to die.
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Another View: Does Trump really want to be the president who broke health care?
It would be astonishingly reckless to hold the health of millions hostage to force Democrats to back a tax cut.
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Another View: Arkansas execution spree would be a national humiliation
Rushing to kill eight men in 11 days is simply the wrong response to a drug’s expiration date.
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Our View: Court fines put rural Mainers in jeopardy
Automatic license suspensions for nondriving offenses are both unfair and unproductive.
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Our View: Prisoner’s release raises questions about system
A 25-year-old conviction cannot stand after the case is exposed to reasonable scrutiny.
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Another View: Crackdown on immigrants will make cities less safe
Local governments should not be forced to choose between balancing budgets and respecting rights.
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Another View: Collins was right to oppose internet privacy rules
It’s best to regulate certain types of information, not certain types of companies that sell information.