Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage. The number of motor vehicle crashes, deaths, and related injuries occurring on our roadways…
Month: December 2012
By James Gattuso and Diane Katz The Heritage Foundation It seems that no aspect of American life can escape government regulation. In the…
By Romina Boccia The Heritage Foundation Budget policy in 2012 was characterized by deficit spending, major increases in the national…
“If you don’t want to have a gun in your home or in your school, that’s your choice. But don’t…
The end of 2012 was marked by lawmakers engaging in a distracting fiscal cliff debate over tax rates when the…
By Alyene Senger The Heritage Foundation Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning…
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For…
By Rob Bluey The Heritage Foundation Christmas arrives this year at a time when our nation is on the brink…
By Prof. John Frary “It’s time to talk about gun control.” This was the title of a Washington Post editorial…
This is the Governor’s weekly message. An audio file of the message can be found here. Hello. This is Governor Paul…
Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”Wouldn’t you just know it; the venerable Senate filibuster…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage asks that the people of Maine observe a moment of silence on Friday, Dec.…
Numerous commentators, with Fox’s Bill O’Reilly chief among them, are busy this time of year building up the idea that…
By Joel Allumbaugh Director of MHPC’s Center for Health Reform Initiatives The last of three cases studies on how Obamacare…
Peter Anastos, chairman of the MaineHousing Board of Commissioners, and State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin talk about the “astounding” results of…
Thanks to new leadership at the Maine State Housing Authority, the cost of developing or rehabilitating affordable housing units…
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For…
By Scott Rasmussen The Rasmussen Report Having survived the Supreme Court and the November elections, President Obama’s health care law now…
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For…
Governor urges Mainers to weatherize homes, contribute to community organizations that provide heating assistance to those in need AUGUSTA – As…
The Alyene Senger The Heritage Foundation Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning…
By Michael Sandoval The Heritage Foundation In just a little over a decade, the U.S. federal debt will exceed 100 percent…
By Prof. John Frary Maine Wire columnist Most people know about the vanguard of the union-busting gang. They’ve seen the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As she concludes her 40 years of service in elective office to the people of Maine and…
This story was posted Wednesday in Forbes. See it here. By Kurt Badenhausen Forbes For the third straight year Maine…
We’re all familiar with the way many high school and college football teams enter the field at the start of…
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a blueberry farming operation in…
PORTLAND—The proposed East-West Highway across Maine is featured in a new Sierra Club national report as one of the worst…
Governor recognizes Gorham organization which helps military families and children AUGUSTA – In recognition of the sacrifices made by children…
By Senator Susan Collins As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have always worked to support our…
By Curtis Dubay The Heritage Foundation The one glaring omission in President Obama’s fiscal cliff demands for higher rates on top earners is…
Hello. This is Governor, Paul LePage. Several weeks ago, I used my radio address to talk about the compassion of…
This article, titled “Stealthy Wealthy: Donald Sussman, Rep. Pingree make strange bedfellows”, was posted December 7, 2012 by The Sunlight…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation It seems that every day now brings another business owner in the news talking about…
It seems fair to say that, as recently as a month ago, you could have walked down any city street,…
By David Kreutzer, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation The wind production tax credit (PTC) has created an industry that produces overpriced,…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage released the following statement today, challenging Democrats to start working together for Maine people by…
By Alison Acosta Fraser and J.D. Foster, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation The House Republican leadership has offered a substantive counteroffer to President Obama’s…
Governor LePage will assess options in a thoughtful and meaningful manner AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has received notification…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation President Obama made his first offer to congressional Republicans yesterday in negotiations over the “fiscal…