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Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Portland should act on higher minimum wage
Even Gov. LePage says the city should go ahead and give low-income workers a raise.
Our View: Health study should be call for action on poverty
Less-affluent rural Maine lags the southern coast in factors linked to greater well-being.
Another View: Obama faces test of principles on military aid to Egypt
Assistance shouldn’t be fully restored until Cairo shows that it’s making progress toward democracy.
Our View: Maine should raise its minimum wage
Low-wage workers need to keep up with the cost of living and have a chance to get ahead.
Our View: DHHS fails to make case for cutting MaineCare reimbursement rate
Reducing what hospitals are paid for treating the needy will leave poor Mainers in the cold.
Another View: McDonald’s limits antibiotic use in chickens, and we’re lovin’ it
The FDA is afraid of a crackdown, so it’s up to chain restaurants to force suppliers to do the right thing.
Another View: Cutting defense budget is where GOP should come together
It will take years to put in the reforms that would make the military efficient while staying effective.
Our View: Maine’s public lands transcend their revenue value
Gov. LePage’s proposed timber harvest breaks land management tradition and treats the woods as a resource to be mined.
Our View: Revenue-sharing debate should expand its focus
Maine cities and towns must be ready to discuss real, structural change to how services are delivered.