A report that ranks Workers’ Compensation premium rates shows that Maine has the 10th highest workers’ comp rate in the…
Month: November 2012
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage revealed today that the U.S. Department of Labor has been interfering in the restructuring…
This story, titled, “MaineHousing changes standards, lowers cost of low-income projects,” was published November 29 in the Sun Journal. By Scott…
An index of economic freedom in North America ranks Maine in the bottom 10 of states and provinces that offer…
By Sally C. Pipes Pacific Research Institute The next act in the Obamacare saga is about to begin—and it’s going…
AUGUSTA – A veteran legislator long lauded as an effective advocate for efficient government and for his efforts to enhance government…
Here’s a headline seen on forbes.com on Nov. 25: “Do You Live in a Death Spiral State?” Unfortunately for residents of the…
By Amy Payne and Alison Acosta Fraser The Heritage Foundation Let’s talk taxes. In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway…
As prescribed in Maine’s constitution, the state has been funding the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) in amounts equal…
The state of Maine has $14.5 billion in assets, but most of these assets are not available to meet the…
By Scott Rasmussen Rasmussen Reports The Republican Party has won a majority of the popular vote just once in the…
There’s a story told about the ancient, fabled Eastern European Jewish city of Chelm, in which the elders of the…
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By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Federal employees—who work on average a month less than private-sector workers and get paid more—are…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Taking down the Twinkie. Clogging Wal-Mart parking lots on Black Friday. Messing with a major airport…
By Bronson Stocking The Heritage Foundation A letter from 232 multi-industry organizations, in conjunction with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is calling on…
By James Sherk The Heritage Foundation Enjoy Twinkies while you still can. Hostess Brands just went bankrupt. This morning the company announced…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Charter School Commission voted Friday to approve the application from the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science…
This is the weekly address by Governor Paul LePage. When Mainers say grace at the Thanksgiving table Thursday, we will…
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By U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) Now that the elections are behind us, it is time for the campaigning to…
By Bill Wilson Americans for Limited Government “[T]he only thing that’s worse than cutting national defense is not having any…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today reiterated his recommendation that the State of Maine will not develop a state-based…
After 35 years as president of the indispensable Heritage Foundation, Edwin Feulner will soon be stepping down. By NEAL B. FREEMAN…
Governors and other state officials are deciding whether their state will establish a Health Insurance Exchange. The Department of Health…
By Joel B. Pollak Brietbart.com The Department of Labor has announced that new jobless claims rose by a staggering 78,000 in…
AUGUSTA – The hundreds of pounds of food collected by the First Family during their Second Annual Blaine House Food…
A new study says there are five specific warning signs for developing Alzheimer’s disease. The first one is going bald,…
By Bill Wilson Americans for Limited Government If a new United Nations (UN) treaty governing small arms passes the U.S.…
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By Rick Manning Americans for Limited Government Analyzing elections when feelings are still raw is usually a bad idea. Of…
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry wishes to remind Maine residents who are veterans and were honorably discharged,…
By Steven Bucci The Heritage Foundation For nearly 100 years, America has been celebrating on November 11. Originally it was to…
By Senator Susan Collins For more than two centuries, young Americans have left the comfort and security of home in order…
This article appeared the morning after the election, detailing the mass of layoffs because of the cost of Obamacare. By Rusty…
By Nina Owcharenko The Heritage Foundation What’s next for Obamacare now? The bad news is that many of the health…
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Well, at least Big Bird is safe. OK, that wasn’t all that funny. But there isn’t much that is this…
By Rich Noyes Research director for the Media Research Center Fox News and other media outlets have projected that President…
By Ed Feulner President, The Heritage Foundation Dear friends, I write to tell you to take heart. Yes, conservatives are…
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By David S. Addington The Heritage Foundation In urging the delegates to a New York convention to ratify theU.S. Constitution in…
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Maine state government’s credit rating is an objective measure of our State’s economic and…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has released a new video highlighting recent education reform, noting that the LePage Administration increased funding…
The Next President and the Supreme Court was posted on The Heritage Foundation’s blog. By Edwin Meese III Every vote counts. And…
By Diana George Chapin In her March 14, 2009 Wall Street Journal column, Peggy Noonan recalled in “There’s No Pill…
This was posted on Rasmussen Reports on Saturday, Nov. 3 Too close to call: That’s where we’re at. With eight states,…
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By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The October jobs report essentially agrees with the rest of the current data on the…
When Halloween is over, the masks come off, at least for trick-or-treaters. Thus, it’s also a good time to note…
Feds delay approval process by responding at last minute AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today released a video to…
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Ten short years ago little was discussed about our accumulating public debt. The media…
MoneyRates.com has ranked Maine second in its report, “Worst States to Make a Living 2012” By Richard Barrington Senior Financial Analyst,…