Commentary: Los Angeles locked down, but COVID came anyway

The city’s crisis contradicts the simple narrative that outbreaks are punishment for red-state recklessness.

Commentary: ‘She-cession’ strikes Black and Latina women the most

Jim Fossel: New ideas needed on COVID, economy

Bailouts and lockdowns were tried last spring, but the problems are not going away.

Sen. Collins: The Paycheck Protection Program – a lifeline for small businesses

Congress is nearing an agreement to allow the companies hardest hit by the pandemic to receive a second forgivable loan.

Maine Voices: No COVID-19 relief? Blame lawsuit hoax

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insists that any aid package must include sweeping liability immunity for corporations that put profits over safety.

Commentary: Liberal economists say debt doesn’t matter. They’re wrong.

They’re gambling our nation’s fiscal solvency on low interest rates.

Rep. Pingree: Why I am voting to end federal marijuana prohibition

A decriminalization bill will resolve conflicts between state and federal law and help support Maine’s legal cannabis industry.

Our View: Millions of Americans going hungry this winter

Food insecurity in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.

Commentary: Fifty states, 50 pandemic economies

Places that are tied to travel and tourism are less insulated, and that has important implications for government spending plans.

Commentary: Washington’s stimulus triumph remains underrated

Hindsight shows that the CARES Act saved the U.S. economy, and how badly the country needs another round of bipartisan statesmanship.