Now Congress should look for ways to make health care less costly and easier to access for all Americans.
Editorials
Our View: Trump disrupts military — transgender troops don’t
His tweeted ban demostrates the pitfalls of trying to make policy in 140 characters.
Our View: Lawmakers should back cellphone, tobacco bans
Using regulation to keep people from endangering lives is exactly was legislators should be doing.
Our View: Ineffective and harmful, flame retardants have no place in Maine
The chemicals meant for safety don’t slow fires, and have been linked to health problems.
Our View: Regional climate compact victim of its own success
If regulators don’t lower the carbon cap, we will miss out on the benefits of efficiency projects.
Our View: Lawmakers should back college debt relief bond
It’s an economic development opportunity, attracting employees instead of employers.
GOP health plan should stay dead
Republican senators have been huddling in hopes of reviving their Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reminded them Thursday of why the bill should, on the contrary, stay dead. Congress’ scorekeepers found that the latest version of the Senate bill would result in 22 million more people without health coverage by 2026. That […]