Our View: What’s at stake in March’s referendum on vaccination

Liberal use of those exemptions has left Maine vulnerable to outbreaks of debilitating — and sometimes deadly — infectious diseases.

Commentary: Think measles is no big deal? Talk to my patient

Commentary: Get over vaccination hesitation and get your flu shot

Signs indicate a robust season ahead, but there's also good news: Needle haters may opt for a nasal spray, and President Trump is encouraging research on a universal vaccine.

First flu cases of the season reported in Maine

Public health authorities recommend immunizations for anyone who is 6 months old or older.

Campaign to overturn new vaccine law raised $160,000 to finance petition drive

Mainers for Health and Parental Choice spent more than $70,000 to a consultant it hired to oversee the collection of voters' signatures.

Our View: Abortion funding and assisted-dying laws can now go into effect

Maine government will no longer discriminate against poor women who need abortions, or prevent the terminally ill from deciding when they have suffered enough.

Vaccine bill passed by lawmakers likely headed for statewide vote

Opponents of the new requirement for school-age immunizations submit more than enough valid signatures to challenge the law on the March ballot.

As deadline passes, it’s unclear which ‘people’s veto’ efforts will clear first hurdle

Groups had until Friday evening to turn in petition signatures to town clerks, the first critical step in qualifying to put a ‘people's veto’ question on the ballot next year.

Another View: Mainers have no obligation to sign people’s veto petitions

No one should support a position with which they disagree just to send the question to the voters.

Jim Fossel: People’s veto a check on power

The direct voice of the Maine voter should be heard on the most controversial laws.