*Editors Note – Lindsey Burke, the Fellow in Education at the Heritage Foundation is the author of this report, and will be the…
Month: July 2012
People seemingly voting after they’ve been dead for years. Drug kingpins buying votes from poor people to sway elections. Non-citizens…
Report says states must make structural changes – more flexibility from Feds is needed for states’ stability AUGUSTA – A new…
Now that a week has passed since the murder of 12 people with firearms in the hands of a lunatic…
July 25, 2012 Governor’s Office AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage and Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen held a joint media conference…
Jobs Creation Workshop will focus on Maine’s forestry sector AUGUSTA – Governor LePage announced today the details regarding the fourth…
Maine state and local business taxes grew less than the national average, at 2.4% between 2010 and 2011 but actual…
“Morning Bell” email July 24, 2012 Solar-cell manufacturer Solyndra became a household name when it collapsed, taking $627 million in…
Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew informed the Legislature on Friday that the projected $12.5 million…
Reform begins with the ABC’s – accountability, best practices, and choice AUGUSTA – Following a report released by Harvard University’s…
U.N. report emphasizes “the importance of land redistribution for the realization of the right to food.” By Diana George Chapin The land conservation community…
Baldacci task force, Hannah Pingree and “Kid Safe Act” laid groundwork for DEP to list “chemicals of high concern” Following…
By Joel Allumbaugh Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that Obamacare, the so-called “Affordable Care Act,” can stand, we…
by Free Enterprise Small business owners’ concerns about the future—particularly on health care and taxes-—are impacting their hiring, according to…
I guess, if I had to stand in a crowd listening to President Obama brag about what he’s done so…
By J. Scott Moody, CEO The Maine Heritage Policy Center The Lewiston Sun Journal ran an inaccurate editorial on Sunday,…
In a letter from President Dan Danner, the National Federation of Independent Business accused President Obama of “ignoring small business…
By Diana George Chapin Controlling land, as well as the full suite of rights for it and the full financial…
The Heritage Foundation, a national, conservative think-tank says that what they call “taxmaggedon” will cost Mainers filing a tax return…
Gov. Paul LePage has said he was sorry for his comment likening the Internal Revenue Service to the “Gestapo” (in…
Eleven “key outcome” sub-categories rank Maine as high as 15th, as low as 45th A new report from the Florida…
Now that the battle over the nationalization of U.S. health care is fully engaged, with the outcome to be determined…
Harvard report says 70% of New England forestland should be free from development By Diana George Chapin While land trusts…
Summer in Maine is a favorite time of year, and the Fourth of July is always a joy. With parades, picnics,…
Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that Robert W. Baylor, 35, of Lewiston, pled guilty to one count of Class C…
This fascinating video was shot this morning on the Falmouth Spur. It shows a young moose making his way up the highway…
by J. Scott Moody The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new data showing state and county population by major age groups as…
Economist Named CEO of Portland-based Think Tank The Maine Heritage Policy Center announced today that J. Scott Moody has been…
By Diana George Chapin Maureen Hoffman has served as executive director for Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association for 15 years and…