The Heritage Foundation has prescribed a set of policies intended to fix the biggest issues facing America. See We Can Change…
Month: August 2012
By Diana George Chapin The land conservation community has long heralded conserving lands as a way of adding jobs, increasing…
Largest Multistate Consumer Protection Drug Settlement Attorney General William J. Schneider announced today that Maine, along with 36 other State…
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to play important role in natural-based resource economy The State of Maine has a…
Imagine that, as you are contemplating the purchase of a new house, you are visited by your insurance agent. He…
Secretary of State Charlie Summers would like to remind Maine motorists that new driving regulations, passed into law by the…
By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party Welfare reform is one of the most important initiatives that Maine and America can…
By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party The 125th Legislature of 2011-12 passed the largest tax-cut package in Maine’s history as…
See “How Obamacare Robs Medicare and Hurts Seniors” online at The Heritage Foundation. The rhetorical Medicare wars have heated up…
This op-ed by U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe ran August 24 in the Washington Post. See it here. By Olympia…
Attorney General William J. Schneider announced Monday that Christopher S. Frazer, 44, of Lewiston, pled guilty to one count of…
Governor LePage applauds the Romney/Ryan energy plan for its focus on North American renewable sources Governor Paul LePage on Monday…
By Robert Rector The Heritage Foundation Last month, President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) illegally overturned the work…
Maine is second only to California in conserved land By Diana George Chapin According to the 2010 National Land Trust…
Governor Paul LePage announced today a new Energy Office website (www.Maine.gov/energy). The website provides a home heating calculator as well…
By Amy Paine The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday that without a doubt, America will have a fresh recession…
“Paul Ryan represents Obama’s most horrifying nightmare: Math!” — David Burge, blogging as “Iowahawk” By M.D. Harmon Conservative activists are…
Governor LePage has nominated John Gallagher of Bath, executive director of the Westbrook Housing Authority, to take over as the…
Marc A. Thiessen, a Washinton Post opinion writer, penned a piece on Monday stating that a victory by Angus King…
On July 1, most of Central Maine Power’s customers unknowingly suffered a 19.6% increase in electrical transmission rates. If they…
By Michael Ozga Throughout the centuries, the elite amongst us have tried to sell their version of utopia. From Plato’s…
Are government subsidies to business a net benefit to the economy—or a net loss? A new study from a libertarian…
WABI TV-5 in Bangor posted this story: Sources: LePage Hopes To Pay Down Hospital Debt With Liquor Money In Special…
This is a post from The Foundry, a blog by the Heritage Foundation. See it here. The wind production tax…
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s financial disclosure is now available online, and what a story it tells. Pingree was the only member…
Policymakers must work to reverse out-migration Maine is staring into a population abyss that could result in the loss of…
By Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) The Internet was born in October 1969, and for the first half of its life…
The Maine Department of Education is inviting the public to weigh in one last time on its plan for creating…
In light of recent concerns of State Senator Doug Thomas (R-Ripley) and others, Governor Paul LePage announced today that Maine…
(This story has been updated with information added by Dan Remian, who helped organize the Governor’s visit.) A group of…
The leader of the Maine GOP praised the selection of Wisconsin Congressman and conservative budget hawk Paul Ryan as candidate…
The chairman of the Maine Republican Party has called out Angus King’s former budget officer for blaming a billion-dollar deficit…
Wisconsin numbers cruncher unifies, revitalizes GOP By Brett M. Decker The Washington Times Mitt Romney has proved everyone wrong.…
This the weekly message from Governor Paul LePage. To listen to the audio, visit www.Maine.Gov/Governor/LePage. Hello. This is Governor Paul…
By Diana George Chapin Many people across the nation are making the connection between the regionalization of land conservation efforts and the…
How corrupt is our federal government under Barack Obama? You can get a measure of that from the things politicians…
AUGUSTA – On Friday, August 10, Governor Paul LePage will travel to Belfast to visit employees and tour the facilities…
Expanded Medicaid enrollment increases private insurance rates, burdens taxpayers without reducing number of uninsured PORTLAND – The Maine Heritage Policy…
By Diana George Chapin Maine’s vast northern and downeast forestland is viewed by some as the last wilderness frontier in…
By Prof. John Frary Governor LePage’s proclamation of July 31 as “Milton Friedman Day” probably needs some explanation. Although more…
The recently uttered words of President Barack Obama that told business owners they “didn’t build that” shows that his true…
“You may not be interested in war. But war is interested in you.” –Attributed to Leon Trotsky Sometimes falsely attributed…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage released the following statement today regarding the filing of the State Plan Amendment to implement…
Feds Pressed for a Rapid Decision AUGUSTA – Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Mary Mayhew and…
MHPC CEO Scott Moody (l. to r.) with Lindsey Burke, Will Skillman Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation,…
Satellite, GPS, aerial photography used to supervise millions of acres By Diana George Chapin Maine’s history, economy and culture are…