Lifting a mandated federal waiver would allow more doctors to prescribe one of the most effective treatments for opioid use disorder.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: U.S. House-passed bill would cut drug prices
The only people who benefit from the current system are the owners of pharmaceutical company stock.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Only way out of our pension crisis is through bipartisan compromise
Congress wastes another year to bail out multi-employer pension plans covering 1.3 million unionized workers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Hypocrisy is at the heart of Equal Rights Amendment opposition
Critics are still about denying women power – they’re just phrasing it differently from they way they did in the 1970s.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: New federal election security measures have a big omission
Congress imposed no rules to ensure that states procure secure systems. Also left out: automatic sanctions on meddling countries.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: President Trump betrayed nation and should be impeached
It’s a vote not to punish the chief executive, but to protect our democracy.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Trump will get away with it – again
Republicans are committed to making sure their president faces no consequences.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Trump’s new NAFTA is better than the original
As negotiated by the president and House Democrats, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will promote trade rather than hindering it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
House passes Rep. Pingree’s measure to protect working waterfronts
Rep. Chellie Pingree’s bill would provide federal loans and grants to preserve access for fishermen, boatyards and the public and defend against climate change damage.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Rep. Duncan Hunter is guilty – of cynically exploiting the country’s partisan divide
After months of blaming everyone but himself, he should have resigned the minute he admitted using campaign funds for personal expenses.