Maine Voices: ISO New England is MIA as states fight climate change

While an enhanced role for the states is a positive development, it raises important questions about the role and future of the region’s power grid operator.

Commentary: Ensuring children and working families have what they need to thrive

Paid leave, investments in child care and public preschool will not only support Maine families but also encourage others to move or return here, providing a needed boost to our workforce.

Maine Compass: Banning flavored tobacco is about protecting Maine kids

Maine has the opportunity to curtail the onset of addiction, the executive director of the Maine Children's Alliance writes.

Maine Voices: South Africa’s cynical support of Russia gravely misreads history

The political events President Cyril Ramaphosa should be taking into account right now unfolded here in the U.S. in 1986.

Our View: Deficient, dangerous nurse staffing cannot stay as it is

Debate over the nurse-to-patient ratio bill under consideration in Augusta has shed a stark light on how dismal it is to work at the bedside. Although a fix is desperately needed, L.D. 1639 is too blunt an instrument.

Commentary: One year since Dobbs, and we won’t go back. Maine is moving forward.

It’s important that Maine lawmakers pass bills that would expand access to abortion, remove cost-sharing barriers to care, protect providers from malpractice penalties and prohibit local restrictions.

Douglas Rooks: Democrats AWOL as Republicans take charge of tax policy

Take your favorite program for school nutrition, wellness checks, PFAS water tests, then ask: Would you rather pave a road instead?

Commentary: Paid leave is good for people, business and Maine’s economy

When people can take time off without the worry of losing pay, they stay in the workforce, are more committed to their employers and see healthier outcomes. I’ve seen it work at our own company.

Commentary: Immigration should be about more than politics

Commentary: It’s time we made Maine’s political leaders behave

Constitutional checks and balances have been castigated in our state. We must demand better.