Citizens’ Initiative
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Transparency and good governance a casualty of the majority budget
In late March, the 130th Maine Legislature met in-person at the Augusta Civic...
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Bangor area residents launch ballot initiative to reform governor’s emergency powers
A new citizens initiative was approved for circulation in Maine on January 25,...
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Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea
The controversy over a hazardous-duty supplement to the minimum wage required by the...
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Complaints about signature gathering practices are nothing new in Maine
News outlets across the state last week reported that some signers of the...
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Should ballot questions be reserved for general elections?
When the legislature adjourns from session, all non-emergency legislation that was passed becomes...
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More victories for ballot initiative transparency
Governor Janet Mills on Thursday, June 20 signed into law LD 534, sponsored...
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Maine House rejects bid to give 2nd District greater voice in ballot initiatives
Two days after the Maine Senate voted 24-11 in favor of passing LD...
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Governor Mills signs bill to increase transparency in ballot initiative process
Governor Janet Mills yesterday signed LD 1209, “An Act To Require Legislative Hearings...
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Maine House passes bill to make wording of ballot questions ‘as simple as is possible’
The Maine House on Tuesday voted to approve a bill that would simplify...
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Stop unconstitutional initiatives from appearing on the ballot
Lawmakers are considering a flurry of ballot initiative reforms this session, from requiring...
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Progressive groups seek to solidify their referendum racket
Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee today will consider a bill...
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All Mainers should have a say in what issues make it on the statewide ballot
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee Monday held a public hearing...
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How lawmakers can add much-needed transparency to the ballot initiative process
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing...
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Maine should end tax increases at the ballot box
This week, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will hold a...
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Ballot initiatives should reflect the ambitions of Mainers in both congressional districts
Citizens Initiatives should be reserved for Maine citizens.
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‘The Will of the People’ and the home care hypocrisy
If you’ve followed Maine politics in the last two years, you know that...
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Investigating the left’s latest scam
While Maine voters were out rejecting a plan for “Universal Home Care” on...
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Question 1 is a shell game
Question 1 plays on voters’ emotions to pass policies that will hurt the...
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MHPC to educate the public on impacts of Question 1
Over $400,000 of Soros money helped put the Universal Home Care initiative on Maine’s ballot...
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Question 1 on November’s ballot is bad policy
There are so many bad policies rolled into Question 1 on November’s ballot...
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Question 1 will raise taxes and create new, unnecessary bureaucracy
Question 1 on the ballot this November will read as follows: “Do you want to...
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MPA’s Question 1 talking points now refuted by one of their own
The Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) is pushing a ballot initiative – Question 1...
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Ask your doctor if Referendax is right for you
Matt Gagnon did a superb job of “fisking” Edgar Allen Beem‘s recent Forecaster...
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Why do Maine liberals want to penalize marriage?
Proponents of the Universal Home Care tax plan were either caught by surprise...
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Question 1 would devastate Maine’s economy
1,700 fewer Maine residents. 1,800 fewer workers in our labor force. 3,800 fewer...
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Question 1 is bought and paid for by outside interests
In case you haven’t heard, Question 1 on the November ballot will ask...
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MPA continues to mislead the public on Universal Home Care
The latest in a long list of misrepresentations from the Maine People’s Alliance...
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Maine lawmakers must enact ballot initiative reform
Maine still has a chance to fix its broken ballot initiative process this...
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The new Ranked-Choice Voting bill is still unconstitutional
The Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs will convene on Monday, Oct. 16...
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MPA unveils plan to raise taxes on Maine families
If you (and your wallet) are fed up with progressive tax-and-spend ballot initiatives,...
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There is nothing fair about ‘Fair Rent Portland’
There is not a group of like-minded thinkers as counterproductive as liberals. With...
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Making promises is easy if you don’t live in the real world
It’s easy for politicians in Washington, D.C. to make promises to the people,...
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Medicaid Expansion: Taxpayer-funded health care for adults and noncitizens
It’s imperative that government spends public funds in the best interest of its...
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This is Maine’s last shot at ballot initiative reform
An important bill offering ballot initiative reform will be reconsidered by the Senate...
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Chipman leads Senate Democrats in rejecting ballot initiative reform
An important bill offering ballot initiative reform was voted down in the Senate...
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Ballot reform would help end legislative headaches
During last year’s general election cycle, the people of Maine saw a record...
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Ranked-choice voting has no hope of survival
Maine voters narrowly passed Question 5, the Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) initiative, last November,...
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Is Maine’s referendum process for sale?
If at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again… with all of...
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Ranked-Choice Voting shot down by Maine’s highest court
Maine voters faced a number of far-reaching ballot initiatives last November, including Question...
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Tipping Remains Co-Chair as Tax Committee Considers Modifying Question 2
Despite recent controversy surrounding its House Chair, the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation...
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Maine Citizens Seek to Restore Tip Credit
The Maine People’s Alliance is the state’s lone defender of a provision in...
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Ethics Commision Debunks House Dems’ Defense of Ethics Scandal
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Someone should relay this...
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Effort to Expand Medicaid at the Ballot Box is Bad for Maine
They’re at it again. Having repeatedly failed to achieve Medicaid expansion through the...
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LePage: Union lobbyist Ryan Tipping should resign his House seat
Union lobbyist Ryan Tipping should resign his House seat. Legislators who line their...
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Democratic Taxation Committee Chair Paid $9,000 By Group Backing Question 2
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party today is exposing a financial connection between...
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Marijuana Bill Reveals Politics at its Worst
While politicians were scrambling to pass a moratorium on marijuana legalization, their credibility...
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A Constitutional Opportunity to Undo Economic Damage
Maine voters – by a margin of less than 1 percent – approved...
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Honor the Will of the People, But Do No Harm
As we look forward to the New Year, we think of those who...
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Maine’s Citizens’ Initiative Process in Need of Reform
The citizens’ initiative is a procedural piece of legislation invented by progressives to...
