Ben Bragdon: Gardiner school officials remove Pride flag, and take sides with bullies

Commentary: Case management should be available, accessible to all older Mainers

L.D. 1684 will help connect more older adults with services in their communities, allowing them to stay healthy, to stay in their homes and to remain active and engaged.

Commentary: All Mainers benefit when tax dollars are reinvested in support for recovery

L.D. 1714 would establish sustainable funding for Maine’s 19 recovery community centers, using taxes collected on adult use cannabis sales.

Commentary: Who deserves welfare? That’s the wrong question

Sagadahoc Sheriff Merry: Statewide flavored tobacco ban will protect Maine’s kids

The Legislature should pass L.D. 1215 to stand up to an industry that preys on our young people and uses misinformation to create inertia.

Commentary: Expand Mainers’ eligibility for the Medicare Savings Program

There couldn’t be a better time to provide justice to the thousands of older Mainers now struggling to make ends meet.

Commentary: The Legislature must limit future electric rate increases

Older Mainers stand to gain if our legislators reform the solar payment law now.

The Maine Millennial: Anti-gay rights crowd has a new target, but it’s the same old hate

I am pro-freedom, and I understand that all of our freedoms are connected.

Our View: We must change the way we think about caregiving

Robust support for a proposal that would pay parent caregivers of children with special needs acknowledges just how badly broken our systems of care are.

Maine Compass: Stop underpaying state workers for providing services we all count on

Nearly one in six positions in state government is vacant due to the state’s inability to recruit and retain workers at the current pay rates.