by Terrilyn Simpson OPEGA has initiated a rapid response review of Maine State Housing Authority vendor expenditures following the release…
Month: January 2012
by Terrilyn Simpson The director of the Maine State Housing Authority has no accountability to the governor, the legislature or…
A study released this week by the Goldwater Institute details the crippling financial impact of public-sector unionization, and shows that…
I had the oddest feeling watching TV as Gov. Paul LePage entered the well of the Maine House of Representatives…
by Terrilyn Simpson Maine Senator Debra Plowman walked into the lobby of the Maine State Housing Authority in Augusta recently…
by Pem Schaeffer Mitt Romney has been taking a furious wire brushing for his years of leadership at venture firm…
by Terrilyn Simpson It was hijinks and raucous theater — from the feigned insecurity of the security detail to Dale’s…
by David Crocker Where would we be without the mainstream media? You know, the folks who claim “multiple layers of…
Maine Housing Director Dale McCormick spent $15,000 in public funds on a theater group for prison inmates.
This week, Maine State Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick confirmed what many had suspected– that she was using her position…
Maine Housing Director Dale McCormick gave donations to a progressive political group called Maine Initiatives, run by a cadre of…
by Terrilyn Simpson Legislative protocol went out the window on one front in Augusta on Thursday but managed to firmly…
Last week we looked at what gloomy liberals thought would happen if President Obama lost in November, and found considerable…
*Update* According to Paul Violette’s attorney, the former MTA Director has pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge under a…
by Terrilyn Simpson George and Ric were on the air. And so was the husband of someone who worked for…
A story in today’s Portland Press Herald by Susan Cover quotes Maine Housing spokesperson Deborah Turcotte responding to yesterday’s story…
by Pem Schaeffer “Thou shalt not steal” is the eighth of the ten commandments God handed down to Moses. This…
by Sam Adolphsen What do social justice groups, professional DJs, massage therapists and luxury hotels have to do with affordable…
Chellie Pingree was Maine Senate Majority Leader when the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) became law. Pingree has made a…
Maine’s had its fill of the clueless detachment and hypocrisy of newspaper editorial pages. That may be why this piece…
by Terrilyn Simpson The legislative bill aimed at holding the director of the Maine State Housing Authority accountable to the…
People who write about politics often assume an aura of certainty about future events that they wouldn’t be claiming if…
DEVELOPING: According to minutes from the Maine State Housing Authority’s board of commissioners meetings,the agency gave $1,000 non-performance-based bonuses to…
by Terrilyn Simpson The Maine State Housing Authority issued a report late Friday afternoon purported to be a straightforward, independent…
by Pem Schaeffer If you find the title perplexing, be patient; I will explain. It’s often said that ‘luck is…
Governor LePage’s proposed MaineCare cuts have the social services community in an uproar. And this makes sense – no one…
by Lance Dutson The hallmark of Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, for years, has been what used to be…
Maine State Representative Ryan Harmon (R- Palermo) joins host MD Harmon to discuss the legislature.
The Maine State Housing Authority released their report on the Avesta/Norway Section 8 inspection debacle late Friday. The big question…
“South of the Border, down Mexico way …” is a perfect song to lead into this column, if you understand…
by Terrilyn Simpson Maine Senate President Kevin Raye (R-Perry) has kicked off the new year with a resolution to capture…
Tuesday afternoon, it came to our attention that our state house reporter, Leif Parsell, had, prior to working with us,…
What do prison theater classes have to do with affordable housing? As the state scrambles to replace millions in reduced…
by Terrilyn Simpson A bill to make the director of the Maine State Housing Authority accountable to the MSHA board…
by J Dwight Special to The Maine Wire It’s been a difficult time lately for the global-warming-believers at the Natural…
This is one of a series of profiles of political activists, businesses, and civic organizations in Maine. Gerald Weinand has…
by Scott Moody, Chief Economist, The Maine Heritage Policy Center Maine’s tax system is so complicated and onerous, it can…
State Representative Rich Cebra (R-Naples) joins host MD Harmon to discuss the coming legislative session.
In July, the Bangor Daily News ran an editorial titled “Where was Maine Turnpike Authority oversight?”. The editors of the…