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Month: March 2012
The Maine Wire has obtained a letter sent from U.S Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D- Maine) to the Department of Energy…
John Richardson, the health care reporter for Donald Sussman’s MaineToday Media papers, has another slanted article about the Obamacare court…
The Maine supreme court ruled today that there was “no solemn occasion” in the complaint filed against Treasurer Poliquin. “We respectfully…
“I had a dream last night, About the comin’ fight. Somebody yelled ‘Attack!’ And there I stood With an arrow…
When the failing Maine Today Media papers announced weeks ago that billionaire left-wing financier Donald Sussman was “loaning” the paper…
A group of Maine reporters has received financial support from a pro-Obamacare organization to attend health care reporting workshops. The…
What was supposed to be a 3.3 million dollar “loan” and a 5% share in equity of Maine Today Media…
While U.S. Senate candidate Angus King was busy discussing the ethical benefits of selling his company, behind the scenes Independence…
On the second anniversary of the law that gave government control of our nation’s health care system, Grover Norquist, the…
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is scheduled as a keynote speaker at the Maine Republican Party convention in May, sparking…
Democrat siblings bookend the transfer of up to $600,000 in public funds *story updated Tension over a controversial multi-million-dollar carbon-trading…
Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz took a break from his Sob Sister column this week to have an utter…
Gov. Paul LePage, who just can’t keep his hand off “third-rail” issues, grabbed on to another one when he proposed…
Report Refers to project as part of a pattern of “dysfunction, negligence and mismanagement” (This story was updated at 3:44pm)…
At the MaineHousing board meeting this morning, the board began the meeting by going into an executive session at the…
An almost unbelievable chart from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services might shed some light on why they…
Crash Barry has a piece worth reading on his blog, titled ‘Angus King for Senate? No thanks!’: Just piecing together…
Are $5 LIHEAP checks fueling welfare growth? The Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the state program run by the…
Editorial The Legislature’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee on Thursday cast a critical vote to protect the people of Maine…
Those of us in the opinionating business are often accused (not always incorrectly) of overselling the usual twists and turns…
By Lucky Cambridge Even before he entered the race, the Fourth Estate and the faithful swooned. As events unfolded he…
After the surprise news this morning that former governor Baldacci won’t be running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by…
Governor Paul LePage doesn’t drive – he has a state trooper that provides transportation in a state vehicle. That fact…
by Dean Scontras I find myself struck—though not particularly surprised—by the short reach of the recent “Congressional Insider Trading” bill.…
It’s a cliché that Americans love their cars, but there’s a group of our fellow countrymen who don’t. They’re called…
Editorial The idea that a high-level political figure could invest in a newspaper chain and not have an impact on…
WCSH and Maine Public Broadcasting had these reports on The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s blended learning conference last week:
This is the live stream video of MHPC’s Education Conference about Online Learning. Please be patient with the technology, this…
Today, in South Portland, national education experts and Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will join The Maine Heritage Policy Center…
by Terrilyn Simpson A unanimous pro vote on the MSHA Accountability Bill in legislative committee on Thursday was a strong…
by Scott Moody Recently, the Sun Journal published an op-ed titled “Repealing Income Taxes Won’t Help State Economies” written by Carl Davis…
Chellie Pingree will not be running for the U.S. Senate. There was speculation after Angus King announced he would run…
by Terrilyn Simpson The much debated “Takings Bill” will be hammered out in round two of a legislative work session…
The legislative Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development postponed a work session this afternoon regarding LD 1778, the…
This weekend, The Maine Wire broke a story that Attorney General Bill Schneider had used Senator Olympia Snowe’s campaign email…
Newsguild.org, the website of the Newspaper Guild/ Communications Workers of America union, is reporting on the backroom dealings between MaineToday…
By Lucky Cambridge Political Prognosticator Unless you live under a rock, it is old news by now that Senator Olympia…
Just moments ago Eliot Cutler announced on his Facebook page that he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat…
By Terrilyn Simpson Review of a bill seeking more accountability from the Maine State Housing Authority halted when legislators faced…
Attorney General William Schneider just sent his campaign exploration announcement for U.S. Senate – to Olympia Snowe’s campaign email list.…
Now that the field for US Senate is starting to be fleshed out a bit, we’ve updated our poll. Vote…
by Pem Schaeffer Good Government: The impossible dream that never was and never will be? To found principles of government…
The MaineWire has learned that Rick Bennett, former Maine Senate President and Republican National Committeeman has taken papers out and…
Yesterday we blasted the Portland Press Herald for running coverage of Chellie Pingree without coming clean about the paper’s, and…
An acquaintance and I have had a recurring conversation over the years on the wisdom of conservatives’ support for Sen.…
Tom Bell, the head of the Portland Press Herald/ MaineToday Media labor union, is now covering the U.S. Senate race,…
According to sources, Peter Cianchette has taken his name out of the running for the U.S. senate race. Cianchette was…
Matt Gagnon at Pine Tree Politics has a great reality check of the pundit class on the Snowe senate seat…
by Terrilyn Simpson In response to a complaint State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin had failed to report several financial details on…