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Sparks fly as Maine’s GOP candidates for congress spar
The two Republican candidates battling for a chance to become the next congressman...
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Isaac Misiuk: Big government crowd is passing debt on to younger generation
Republican candidate for Maine’s First Congressional District Isaac Misiuk joined Maine Wire Editor...
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Maine teachers turning on Common Core
AUGUSTA – Maine teachers are growing frustrated with the Common Core State Standards,...
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Frary: Government Venture Capital – Genius or Idiocy?
As we have seen from Mike Michaud economic plan for energizing Maine’s economy,...
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Daily Catch: Oil-funded Enviros, Democratic Dark Money, VA Scandal and more…
Stinging Greens: James O’Keefe, conservative guerrilla journalist is at it again, this time...
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Trahan: The Rise of the Animal Rights Movement
By David Trahan — In politics today, it is virtually impossible to expose...
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Maine autodealer will continue to let free market set wages
In a victory for the free market, Adam Lee of Lee Auto Malls...
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At 5.7%, Maine’s jobless continues to fall under LePage administration
“Help Wanted” signs are popping up across the state as tourism season begins...
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Grover Norquist slams Kevin Raye
Renowned tax reform activist Grover Norquist slammed Republican congressional candidate Kevin Raye on...
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Clean elections, unicorns, and other fantasies
By Ken Frederic — I find it at once sad and disturbing that...
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Grand jury indicts four in York County on alleged welfare fraud
A York County grand jury has indicted four individuals – including a New...
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Report on Maine’s welfare system released
A new report released Thursday has identified numerous problems with Maine’s various welfare...
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Frary: Mike Michaud’s “investment” strategy unsound
Our state’s media have looked upon Mike Michaud’s “Maine Made” economic plan and...
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Sussman-backed enviro group rolls on Jackson
Sen. Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook), candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd district, found himself...
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Maine delegation flunks 2013 liberty index
Maine’s congressional delegation does not fare well in the Republican Liberty Caucus’ 2013...
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Daily Catch: IRS Waste, Iran, Hillary and more…
Wasted: The Internal Revenue Service is spending $10 billion per year on illegitimate...
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Republican Liberty Caucus endorses Poliquin for CD2
The Republican Liberty Caucus has unanimously endorsed former Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin’s...
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Does Mike Michaud want the teachers union setting education policy?
Should teachers’ unions set Maine’s education policy instead of local school boards and...
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Maine People’s Alliance attack on disabled Republican may have been deliberate
One week after the Maine People’s Alliance was enveloped in a media firestorm...
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Who funds the Maine Democrats?
The Maine Democratic Party relies heavily on union funding and contributions from national...
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Cruz releases list of 76 “lawless” Obama actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday released a list...
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Christie says RGA all in for LePage
PORTLAND – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined Maine Gov. Paul LePage Wednesday...
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Maine political players attend conference for shadowy Democracy Alliance
When a group of left-wing millionaires and billionaires held a secret meeting in...
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GOP Leaders: Nursing homes facing funding loss as Democrats refuse to take action
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders say funding for nursing homes across the state has...
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Maine GOP calls on Michaud to denounce radical left-wing group
The Maine Republican Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud to denounce...
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Bear Referendum Not About Bears
By David Trahan – Don’t be fooled by the group calling itself, “Mainers for...
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Sussman-funded Maine Democrats fear Koch-funded Republicans
Senate President Justin Alfond (D-Portland) is taking his lead from U.S. Senate Majority...
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Poll: Gov race is dead heat between LePage, Michaud; Cutler trails
The Maine governor’s race is a dead heat between Republican Gov. Paul LePage...
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Socialist publisher asserts private ownership of Marxist writings that were free online
The Marxists Internet Archive, a Website that hosts the works of socialist philosopher...
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Bellows fundraising report raises questions about candidate’s financial support
Democrat Shenna Bellows has raised more than $750,000 for her Senate campaign —...
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Maine teacher screens MoveOn.org tax-the-rich propaganda to high school freshmen
BOOTHBAY – The parents of one Boothbay Region High School student are outraged...
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Daily Catch: Democracy Alliance, Electile Dysfunction, and Offensive Activism…
Democracy Alliance: A secretive group of left-wing billionaires will meet this week in...
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Personal Destruction Journalism: Defending a Decent Man
By Walter J. Eno – It is difficult to imagine that the governor...
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Maine Senate eyed as 2014 battleground
The Maine State Senate is one of the top 5 electoral battlegrounds in...
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Maine Democrats seek distance from “disturbing” Maine People’s Alliance
AUGUSTA – Some Democratic officials are seeking to distance themselves from the controversial...
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LISTEN: LePage, Robinson on Howie Carr
AUGUSTA – The Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson and Maine Gov. Paul LePage...
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Poliquin: I will defend the U.S. Constitution
Our nation’s founders painstakingly created one of the most lasting documents in human...
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Maine People’s Alliance attacks wheelchair-bound Republican for failing to “stand up” to LePage
The Maine People’s Alliance, a left-wing advocacy group based in Portland, has attacked...
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Obamacare Medicaid expansion dead
AUGUSTA – The final chance to expand Maine’s Medicaid program pursuant to the...
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On LePage’s Prolific Veto Pen
Heading to “Veto Day” at the State House, a newspaper headline asks, “Are...
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Harvard Poll: Young Americans disillusioned with liberalism, love social media
Young Americans are distrustful of Washington, D.C., and disillusioned with President Barack Obama,...
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Maine Gov race is dead heat: poll
A Rasmussen poll released Tuesday shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic challenger U.S....
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Ron Paul endorses Brakey for state senate
AUBURN – Former presidential candidate and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul has endorsed...
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Breaking down the new Rasmussen poll: O’care underwater, strong for support limited government
The Maine Wire got a look at the cross-tabs behind the latest Rasmussen...
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Rasmussen: Collins leads Bellows by 36 points
One week after she received historic endorsements from labor unions at Bath Iron...
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Collins’ Covention Speech (Full Text)
Bangor’s recent resurgence is an example of the great things that are happening...
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Study: Corn-based ethanol worse for environment than fossil fuels
A federally funded report published Sunday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change...
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VIDEO: Dem Senate candidate wants “conversion” of BIW from shipbuilding to bridge repair, green energy
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows holds some controversial views about Bath Iron...
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N.C. Gov. McCrory to speak at Maine Republican Party Convention
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party announced Monday that North Carolina Gov. Pat...
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Photo ID on Maine EBT cards to begin April 28
AUGUSTA – The state of Maine will begin putting photo identification on the...
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Moody steps down from MHPC for national role
PORTLAND – J. Scott Moody, CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, announced...
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Maine jobless rate falls again to 5.9 percent
AUGUSTA – The jobless rate in Maine fell again to 5.9 in March,...
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The Regulator in Chief
The hidden cost of federal regulation is taking its toll on Americans’ wallets,...
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Well-funded Poliquin campaign releases first ad
After raising more than $121,000 in the first three months of 2014, former...
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Welfare growth outpaces private sector workers
The United States had just 86 million full-time private-sector workers in 2012, compared...
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Poll: Maine Governor’s race is dead heat
A poll out Wednesday morning shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage with a slight...
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RGA slams Michaud over 99 tax hike votes
The Republican Governors Association slammed Democrat U.S. Rep Michael Michaud on Tuesday –...
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Raye campaign touts $82k raised in first quarter of 2014
Former state Senate President Kevin Raye announced on Tuesday that his congressional campaign...
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Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office
President Barack Obama has tried to raise taxes 442 times since taking office,...
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VIDEO: Michaud attacks LePage with bogus statistics
Democratic gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud published a YouTube video in which...
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With Obamacare enrollment, the devil is in the details
Two new reports about the impact of the Affordable Care Act are casting...
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The Welfare Floor Speech Maine Dems Didn’t Want You to Hear
The following is a speech prepared by Rep. Sharri MacDonald (R-Old Orchard Beach)...
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Dem Senator makes bank on Medicare payments
BANGOR – A Democratic state senators medical practice pulled in $1.8 million in...
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LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion for third time
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday vetoed a controversial Democrat-backed proposal...
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Dems Congress candidate caught doling special favors to constituent
Sen. Troy Jackson, a Democratic candidate for Congress, tried to get special legislation...
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Dems Shut Out Debate on GOP Welfare Compromise; Use procedural tactics to silence debate, block amendment
From Republican House Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Democratic majority in the Maine...
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Big wage gap in Senate Democratic office; Senate GOP pays women more
As Maine’s liberals take to social media to accuse Republicans of waging a...
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Wage equality eludes offices of Maine’s Democratic Members of Congress
Liberals across the country joined President Barack Obama to celebrate National Equal Pay...
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Poll: Health insurance premiums skyrocketing under Obamacare
Health insurance premiums under the Democratic health care law are skyrocketing, according to...
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Pro-Michaud poll offers mixed results for Democrats
A poll released by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling of Raleigh,...
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Republican state lawmakers endorse Misiuk
AUGUSTA – A host of Republican lawmakers have endorsed Isaac Misiuk in his...
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LePage: Wood-burning stoves get a regulatory chill
By Gov. Paul LePage – Spring is late this year throughout much of the...
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Rand Paul to speak at Maine GOP convention
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and 2016 presidential hopeful, will speak...
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Maine Democrats scuttle GOP-backed welfare reform
AUGUSTA – Republican efforts to reform Maine’s welfare system have likely failed this...
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Maine man reflects on Navy service off coast of Western Africa
A Maine native and resident of Lyman will soon return from testing the...
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Maine’s powerful congresswoman faces unlikely challenge
A true David and Goliath story is unfolding in Maine’s First Congressional District....
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Senate Democrats give cold shoulder to bill that would provide heating options
From Senate Republican Communications Director Jim Cyr: AUGUSTA – Maine Senate Democrats voted...
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House GOP Leader offers Democrats compromise on welfare reform
From House Communications Director David Sorensen AUGUSTA – House Republican Leader Ken Fredette...
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Collins’ campaign war chest grows by $877,000 in first quarter
BANGOR – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ reelection campaign announced Thursday that the Republican...
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All Eyes Should be on the First Wind – PUC Affair
By Chris O’Neil – A few years ago First Wind had a brilliant scheme:...
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Cushing: Sighinolfi inquisition part of “orchestrated campaign” against LePage
AUGUSTA – The top Republican senator on the Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and...
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Ethics commission meets over complaint against state lawmaker
AUGUSTA – The Maine Ethics Commission met Tuesday to discuss a complaint filed...
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Study: Minimum wage laws increased unemployment, slowed job creation in 2013
In 2013, minimum-wage increases were associated with increases in unemployment and decreases in...
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Daily Catch: Covered California Enrolling GOP to Vote Democrat, Koch Wars, Speechless Sebelius, and more
It Begins: Is Obamacare going to be used to recruit voters into the...
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Bill to Nullify Alexander Group Contract Draws Bipartisan Opposition
From House Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives...
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Ice Anglers Can Continue To Ice Fish After March 31
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants Maine fisherman to know about...
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Michaud caught making bogus job claims (again)
Maine Democrats, including U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, have mischaracterized a...
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Maine GOP, #GEN207 to take 2016 presidential straw poll
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party will conduct a 2016 presidential election straw poll during...
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Pro-abortion group endorses Michaud
Abortion advocates with NARAL Pro-Choice America on Wednesday announced its endorsement of U.S....
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Robinson talks welfare reform with Howie Carr
Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson joined Howie Carr on Wednesday to talk about...
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Bucklin: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
Last November, South Portland voters defeated the “Waterfront Protection Ordinance,” which aimed to...
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Frary: Jesus Christ in the Maine State House
Jesus wants Maine’s House of Representatives to expand Mainecare coverage. We know this...
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Lockman: Let’s Not Poison the Well of Civil Discourse in Augusta
The following op-ed originally appeared in the the Downeast Coastal Press, a weekly...
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Maine Democrats gut welfare reform
AUGUSTA – Democrats on the Health and Human Services Committee gutted two of...
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Poll: Mainers’ support for Medicaid expansion soft
A poll released Wednesday by opponents of Medicaid expansion found support for the...
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Maine Entrepreneur on Dem Bill: ‘This Will Kill the Maine Call Center Industry’
From House GOP Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – Maine House Republicans spoke...
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Opponents of welfare reform rely on anecdotes, not data
On Tuesday the usual cast of welfare industry characters came out to attack...
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Welfare reform bills get quiet public hearing
AUGUSTA – The talk was all about welfare Tuesday as the Legislature’s Health...
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Cain takes stand against religious freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court heard cases regarding the Affordable Care Act’s infringement on...
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LCRED Republicans Support LePage’s Open for Business Zone Proposal
From House GOP Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature’s Labor,...
