AUGUSTA – Top Democrats may nix a Republican-backed welfare reform before the next legislative session even begins by invoking the…
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Rep. Lawrence E. Lockman (R-Amherst) and Assistant House Majority Leader Jeff M. McCabe (D-Skowhegan) took to the pages of the…
AUGUSTA – House Republicans rolled out two welfare reforms on Monday targeting Maine’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash…
A new report published Aug. 19 by the Cato Institute has shed light on the extent of government dependence in…
In choosing not to accept the federal Medicaid expansion, Gov. Paul LePage and key legislators in Augusta have acted prudently.…
During the 2012 election, much ado was made over Cleveland resident Michelle Dowery’s rant in a viral YouTube video about…
Maine Department of Labor spent more than $6.5 million from 2008 to 2012 on “training and support” for 851 Mainers…
UPDATED: Lewiston Mayor Bob MacDonald announced Wednesday that city officials have removed 84 people from the welfare rolls and saved…
AUGUSTA – Amid Friday’s debate over whether to raise Maine’s minimum wage law, some Democrats fear doing so might make…
Legendary conservative talk show host Howie Carr was talking welfare reform on Tuesday and referenced a story first reported by…
Audio of the Governor’s Weekly Message can be found here. Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage. Maine is in the middle…
While much focus has been placed on Governor LePage’s proposal to suspend revenue sharing payments to municipalities in order to…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has proposed a balanced state budget that reflects necessary fiscal discipline which reduces the…
Audio of the Governor’s Budget Message can be found here. Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage. These are challenging and difficult…
Here’s a headline seen on forbes.com on Nov. 25: “Do You Live in a Death Spiral State?” Unfortunately for residents of the…
The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s released today its newest “Fix the System” report on Maine’s welfare system, which shows that…
By Robert Rector and Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation It’s been a pretty big year for welfare—and a new report shows welfare is…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Tonight’s presidential debate is the last one that will include questions on domestic policy. The…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The controversy over the Obama Administration’s gutting of welfare reform continues to grow. Two new…
By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party Welfare reform is one of the most important initiatives that Maine and America can…
I guess, if I had to stand in a crowd listening to President Obama brag about what he’s done so…
This is the first of a series of exclusive interviews that The Maine Wire will be conducting with Governor Paul…
by Jason Savage Budgets are moral documents. By now, if you have followed the debate about Maine’s DHHS budget and welfare…
What she wrote on Dec. 13 has become hugely controversial. She’s been accused of being a racist; she’s gotten five…