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Published
May 9, 2019

Bill Nemitz: Don’t want your kid vaccinated? Just play the ‘God card’

The debate over the 'religious exemption' to Maine's mandatory vaccination law is starting to sound like an old 'Seinfield' episode.
Published
May 8, 2019

Maine House passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ minors

While opponents said the bill infringes on free speech and parental rights, supporters want Maine to join other states outlawing therapies aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Published
May 7, 2019

Maine House passes bill requiring MaineCare to pay for abortions

If approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the bill will add Maine to the 15 states that allow state tax funds to be spent on abortion services.
Published
May 7, 2019

Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus

College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won't, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
Published
May 6, 2019

Advocates push $80 million in public funding for low-income apartments

A measure in the State House would give developers tax incentives that could double the number of affordable housing units currently being constructed, backers say.

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Published
May 5, 2019

Our View: Maine Senate vaccination vote fails to protect public health

If religiously motivated actions put other people at risk, the state has a duty to step in.
Published
May 4, 2019

Religious exemption to vaccination wouldn’t be keeping the faith

A day after the Maine Senate's passage of a bill preserving the exemption, faith leaders and others say no major religious organizations oppose vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases.
Published
May 4, 2019

Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world

Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn't excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport's 1990 polystyrene ban.
Published
May 3, 2019

Advocates push lawmakers to form panel to review deaths of disabled Mainers

The proposal is a response to a 2017 federal report that faulted the DHHS for failing to investigate more than 130 deaths or report serious injuries involving developmentally disabled Mainers.
Published
May 3, 2019

Commentary: Help Maine’s hometown hospitals

By passing L.D. 1350, the Legislature can stop imposing unnecessary financial hardship on vital rural facilities.