Oversight hearings, statutory clarifications and the power of the purse remain the most immediate and lawful tools available to restore balance amid the Trump administration’s abuses.
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Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control is putting our families at risk | Opinion
The board’s decision to rubber-stamp the EPA’s approval of two new PFAS-laden pesticides is both surprising and disappointing.
When it comes to Greenland, we need partnership, not possession | Opinion
The US already has extensive rights to operate defense facilities in the Arctic island nation. So what is all the bluster about?
Janet Mills has engaged thoughtfully with Maine tribes, shown us respect | Opinion
The governor is leaving the relationship between Maine and the tribes in a much better place than she found it.
Our schools need to stop treating trauma as drama | Opinion
A child’s discomfort should never be confused with danger.
Maine’s children deserve physical and emotional safety | Opinion
A bill that would prevent ICE agents from entering public schools without a valid judicial warrant would provide just that. It deserves our support.
Maine must invest in child care affordability | Opinion
We strongly encourage Gov. Mills and the Legislature to include $15 million in ongoing funding for the program in the supplemental budget.
Censoring testimony is what fascism’s all about | Opinion
We can only hope that the Maine state senator who objected to our use of the word “fascism” during a legislative hearing finds recent abuses by ICE equally offensive.
Maine schools must remain places of hope | Opinion
When democratic society feels fragile, public education is one of the better tools we have to sustain it.
County government can address food insecurity in Maine | Opinion
The positive steps we’ve taken in York County can be followed elsewhere.