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In this video, Peter Anastos, chair of MaineHousing Board of Commissioners, speaks about hiring a new executive director at…
By David Sorenson Over the years, Angus King and his friends have built up a tall tale about King as…
Nominate an unsung hero to be a 2013 recipient, one of the highest civilian honors AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage and…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation During last night’s debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney, Heritage’s domestic policy…
by Jack Rafuse Reuters – October 3, 2012 Gasoline prices are at all-time highs. As a result, energy policy concerns echo…
A new website, “ColleensWorld.com,” features dozens of online posts made by State Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz, which include several references…
Sometimes, you hear a grand and glorious rant delivered by someone who’s had it up to his hairline with whatever…
“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – John Dalberg, Lord Acton By Harold A. Clough Before this Legislature leaves the…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Clean Elections (MCCE) has issued a report linking the health insurance reform passed last…
King paid only 15% on nearly $4 million in income AUGUSTA – Yesterday Angus King’s campaign released a deceptive summary that…
This is a statement issued by Senator Collins’ office in Washington, D.C. A final report from the Housing and Urban Development…
This is a statement from Deborah Turcotte, public information manager at MaineHousing. AUGUSTA – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the…
An investigation into the Maine State Housing Authority has revealed mismanagement and a lack of oversight that could cost taxpayers hundreds of…
Governor LePage joins the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at annual tea and ceremony AUGUSTA – Today, Governor Paul…
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Have you ever wondered what it really means to approve a “Bond Issue” at…
By Diana George Chapin On a hot afternoon in summer, one might imagine Ron Rudolph and Peter Palm resting in…
To the Editor: This November voters in Maine’s Second Congressional District will choose between the Eastport Mustard Mechant, Kevin Raye,…
By Governor Paul LePage My administration has one primary principle that governs education policy, and it is a simple one:…
By Salim Furth, Ph.D The Heritage Foundation On Thursday, the Department of Commerce revised its second quarter estimate of economic…
Governor LePage advocates for reforms in Maine’s energy laws AUGUSTA – Today, Governor Paul LePage released the following statement in…
AUGUSTA – Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew said Tuesday that the State will appeal the recent decision…
Banning BPA has been the lynchpin of a movement by environmentalists in Maine to phase out hundreds of commonly used…
By Peter A. Steele The Maine Wire Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard legislation, which requires that some of the state’s electricity…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation President Obama recently said, “The most important lesson I’ve learned is you can’t change Washington from…
Governor Paul R. LePage said Wednesday that Maine-based workers’ compensation insurer Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) has declared a…
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and you can fool all of the people some…
Crash Barry, author, reporter and columnist, posted this piece as part of The Crash Report on his website. The author of…
The Maine State Web Portal, www.Maine.gov, has received national recognition from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) as one of the…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins has cosponsored legislation to audit the Federal Reserve. S. 202, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011,…
By Peter J. Thomas and Peter Ferrara The Conservative Caucus The Obama campaign has poured millions into advertising claiming Mitt…
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research has published a new report, “Liberating the Energy Economy: What Washington Must Do,” detailing…
The Honorable John Atwood, Chair of the Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine, has announced that the…
According to new data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, Maine’s personal income growth (pdf)…
By Jamie Py When gasoline went to $2.25, I can remember exactly where I was: coaching my son’s football team.…
By Prof. John Frary U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens traveled to Benghazi on September 11 to open an American Cultural…
Recognized for her involvement in bettering the lives of military families, First Lady Ann LePage was honored Friday as the…
By David Sorenson Recently discovered Democratic campaign literature suggests that Democrats are trying to tout government reform as a major…
Governor LePage encourages educators to promote all options for students The LePage administration has shared a report released Tuesday by…
Maine People Before Politics today is releasing to the public their first ever People’s Report Card. A report card…
The problem a lot of conservatives have with Mitt Romney’s campaign to date—as opposed to problems with Mitt Romney as…
By Alexis Levinson The Daily Caller On Wednesday, independent Senate candidate Angus King’s campaign sent out a fundraising email decrying how…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The controversy over the Obama Administration’s gutting of welfare reform continues to grow. Two new…
Public Policy Polling, a national polling firm based in Raleigh, N.C., is reporting that the lead by former Maine governor Angus…
Today’s Rasmussen Reports poll shows that in New Hampshire, Romney is at 48%,while Obama is at 45%. The latest Rasmussen…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The leak of a video featuring former Governor Mitt Romney has sparked debate about government…
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By Michael Patrick Leahy Brietbart.com Add former Maine Governor and current Independent candidate for Senate Angus King to the long…
By Julia Shaw The Heritage Foundation Yesterday, September 17, was Constitution Day. It’s not a federal holiday, and that’s fitting. After…
Followers of AsMaineGoes.com, the state’s oldest and most popular online forum, saw three charts last week detailing the rise of…
“Obama’s Failing Agenda,” a nationwide bus tour by Americans for Prosperity to protest the health care takeover, out-of-control federal spending…
By James Carafano The Heritage Foundation The breaking news keeps breaking when it comes to revelations surrounding the attacks and…
By Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin This is the fourth year in a row that Washington career politicians have…
Governor Paul R. LePage and Secretary of state Charles E. summers, Jr. encourage Mainers and eligible dependents serving overseas to request…
On Wednesday the Maine Delegation, led by Governor Paul LePage, departed Hong Kong and flew north to Shanghai to continue…
Dr. Barbara Bellar, candidate for Illinois State Senate, District 18 sums up Obamacare in one sentence.
The Portland Press Herald ran an editorial on September 8 stating that lowering Maine’s liquor prices is bad public policy.…
By Pat Murray In 2007 I began to research elementary math programs because my son, a second grader at the…
With winter approaching, Governor LePage joins in requesting full funding for the federal LIHEAP program AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage joined…
By Kristen De Pen State Budget Solutions Executive Summary of “Throwing Money at Education Isn’t Working:” Education funding remains a major…
By M.D. Harmon Maine Wire columnist Among the continual questions being asked of us squeeze-the-federal-government-until-its-beady-little-eyes-bug-out-fiscal-responsibility types is the big-spenders’…
On Monday, September 17, the “Obama’s Failing Agenda” bus tour, a nationwide project of Americans for Prosperity, will host rallies…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), former Chair and current Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on…
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By Pem Schaeffer Several years ago, I heard Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia being interviewed about so-called “moderate” judges. “What…
HONG KONG – The first three days in China have proven to be productive and successful for the LePage Administration.…
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In accordance with a Presidential proclamation, the United States flag and the State of Maine flag shall be flown…
This video from Energize Vermont reveals the destruction to the natural environment caused by the “Gold Rush” of wind-turbine projects.…
by Ben Shapiro – Breitbart.com The Obama administration is famous for its crony capitalism. It’s famous for wasting money on disastrous investments…
“The Machine” explains why our K-12 education system isn’t producing better schools — and how it’s rigged to make money…
Maine People Before Politics today revealed a shocking conflict of interest at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Today Media, owner of…
By Amy Payne The Foundry The unemployment rate is now 8.1 percent, marking 43 months straight that it has stayed at…
By John Jaques As executive director of the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, I would like to set…
LePage Administration looks to lower prices for Mainers The Maine Energy Office announced Friday that electricity rates in Maine as…
MHPC, ACLU joined forces to spearhead effort for more open government The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition, a broad group…
By Joel Allumbaugh Consumers for Affordable Health Care, a Maine advocacy group that promotes government-run health care coverage, is trying…
The polls continue to find that voters’ attention remains focused on the economy—not so much in the sense of Bill…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Yesterday, the U.S. national debt passed $16 trillion. On President Barack Obama’s watch, the…
By Peter A. Steele The Maine Wire While the furor over inappropriate spending at the Maine State Housing Authority has…
This Saturday Governor Paul LePage will lead a diverse group of Maine business professionals, academic recruiters and government representatives including…
By David Sorensen Regulatory reform was the first priority of Maine’s GOP-controlled Legislature 0f 2011-2012, hence the number of the…
The Heritage Foundation has prescribed a set of policies intended to fix the biggest issues facing America. See We Can Change…
By Diana George Chapin The land conservation community has long heralded conserving lands as a way of adding jobs, increasing…
Largest Multistate Consumer Protection Drug Settlement Attorney General William J. Schneider announced today that Maine, along with 36 other State…
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to play important role in natural-based resource economy The State of Maine has a…
Imagine that, as you are contemplating the purchase of a new house, you are visited by your insurance agent. He…
Secretary of State Charlie Summers would like to remind Maine motorists that new driving regulations, passed into law by the…
By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party Welfare reform is one of the most important initiatives that Maine and America can…
By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party The 125th Legislature of 2011-12 passed the largest tax-cut package in Maine’s history as…
See “How Obamacare Robs Medicare and Hurts Seniors” online at The Heritage Foundation. The rhetorical Medicare wars have heated up…
This op-ed by U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe ran August 24 in the Washington Post. See it here. By Olympia…
Attorney General William J. Schneider announced Monday that Christopher S. Frazer, 44, of Lewiston, pled guilty to one count of…
Governor LePage applauds the Romney/Ryan energy plan for its focus on North American renewable sources Governor Paul LePage on Monday…