AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party announced Monday that North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will speak at the 2014 convention…
AUGUSTA – The state of Maine will begin putting photo identification on the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards used to…
PORTLAND – J. Scott Moody, CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, announced his resignation on Thursday at the center’s…
AUGUSTA – The jobless rate in Maine fell again to 5.9 in March, from 6.1 percent in February and 6.8…
The hidden cost of federal regulation is taking its toll on Americans’ wallets, and the Obama administration has done more…
After raising more than $121,000 in the first three months of 2014, former state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has released his…
The United States had just 86 million full-time private-sector workers in 2012, compared with 148 million recipient of welfare benefits,…
A poll out Wednesday morning shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage with a slight lead over both opponents in his reelection…
The Republican Governors Association slammed Democrat U.S. Rep Michael Michaud on Tuesday – Tax Day – for voting more than…
Former state Senate President Kevin Raye announced on Tuesday that his congressional campaign raised more than $82,000 in the first…
President Barack Obama has tried to raise taxes 442 times since taking office, according to a new report from American’s…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud published a YouTube video in which the candidate makes false claims about the…
Two new reports about the impact of the Affordable Care Act are casting a shadow over the much-ballyhooed Obamacare milestone…
The following is a speech prepared by Rep. Sharri MacDonald (R-Old Orchard Beach) to be given on the floor of…
Is an Article V Convention for Proposing Amendments the same as a Constitutional Convention? That seems to be the most…
BANGOR – A Democratic state senators medical practice pulled in $1.8 million in Medicare reimbursements in 2012, according to provider…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday vetoed a controversial Democrat-backed proposal to expand Maine’s medical welfare program, Medicaid,…
Sen. Troy Jackson, a Democratic candidate for Congress, tried to get special legislation passed to help one of his constituents…
From Republican House Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Democratic majority in the Maine House of Representatives late Tuesday prevented a…
As Maine’s liberals take to social media to accuse Republicans of waging a “war on women” this National Equal Pay…
Liberals across the country joined President Barack Obama to celebrate National Equal Pay Day on Tuesday — an occasion for…
Health insurance premiums under the Democratic health care law are skyrocketing, according to a survey of insurance brokers conducted by…
A poll released by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C. shows Democrat U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud…
AUGUSTA – A host of Republican lawmakers have endorsed Isaac Misiuk in his bid to oust incumbent Democrat Rep. Chellie…
By Gov. Paul LePage – Spring is late this year throughout much of the country, and in northern states plenty of…
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and 2016 presidential hopeful, will speak at the 2014 Maine Republican Party convention.…
AUGUSTA – Republican efforts to reform Maine’s welfare system have likely failed this year following the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives’…
A Maine native and resident of Lyman will soon return from testing the capabilities of the U.S. Navy’s latest line…
A true David and Goliath story is unfolding in Maine’s First Congressional District. This fall, a relatively unknown young Republican…
From Senate Republican Communications Director Jim Cyr: AUGUSTA – Maine Senate Democrats voted today to reject a bill that would…
From House Communications Director David Sorensen AUGUSTA – House Republican Leader Ken Fredette (R-Newport) and Assistant Leader Alex Willette (R-Mapelton)…
BANGOR – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ reelection campaign announced Thursday that the Republican has raised more than $877,000 in the…
By Chris O’Neil – A few years ago First Wind had a brilliant scheme: form a joint venture with Nova Scotia…
AUGUSTA – The top Republican senator on the Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee says Democrats’ complaints about…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Ethics Commission met Tuesday to discuss a complaint filed against a Maine state legislator alleging a…
In 2013, minimum-wage increases were associated with increases in unemployment and decreases in job growth, with teenagers hit especially hard,…
It Begins: Is Obamacare going to be used to recruit voters into the Democratic Party? In La Mesa, Calif., a…
From House Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives late Monday afternoon voted 77-57 in favor…
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants Maine fisherman to know about an important policy change. Here’s their from…
One of the greatest protections that the Framers of the U.S. Constitution wove into our nation’s governing document is…
Maine Democrats, including U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, have mischaracterized a liberal think tank’s report to attack Republican…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party will conduct a 2016 presidential election straw poll during the party convention in April, a party…
Abortion advocates with NARAL Pro-Choice America on Wednesday announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud’s gubernatorial campaign. Michaud, a…
Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson joined Howie Carr on Wednesday to talk about Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s welfare reform bills. Robinson…
Last November, South Portland voters defeated the “Waterfront Protection Ordinance,” which aimed to stop the reversal of a pipeline that…
Jesus wants Maine’s House of Representatives to expand Mainecare coverage. We know this because. Diane Russell (D-Portland) mounted her pulpit…
The following op-ed originally appeared in the the Downeast Coastal Press, a weekly newspaper based in Cutler, Maine. By Rep.…
AUGUSTA – Democrats on the Health and Human Services Committee gutted two of Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s welfare reform proposals…
A poll released Wednesday by opponents of Medicaid expansion found support for the proposal decreases significantly when voters are made…
From House GOP Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – Maine House Republicans spoke out strongly against LD 1710, a Democrat-sponsored bill…
On Tuesday the usual cast of welfare industry characters came out to attack the bipartisan effort to fix Maine’s Temporary…
AUGUSTA – The talk was all about welfare Tuesday as the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee debated four bills…
The U.S. Supreme Court heard cases regarding the Affordable Care Act’s infringement on the religious conscience of American business owners…
From House GOP Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) Committee on…
State payroll data for 2013 is now available to the public at www.MaineOpenGov.org. Here are the top ten recipients of…
AUGUSTA – After heavy resistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last year, the Maine Department of Health and…
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders gathered at the State House on Monday to call on Democrats to support an effort to…
Former Maine Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat, condemned the Maine Democrats’ Medicaid expansion mudslinging campaign during a Thursday morning segment…
AUGUSTA – Public hearings have been scheduled for a full slate of welfare reform proposals introduced by House Republican Leader…
The Maine State Controller’s office has released state payroll data for 2013. Here’s a list of the top ten highest…
From David Sorensen, House GOP Communications Director: Popular bill to let teens work in bowling alleys, theaters shot down by…
From David Sorensen, House Republican Communications Director AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) Committee agreed early Wednesday…
Gov. Paul LePage was featured in the Republican Governors Association’s “American Comeback” video series.
The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), a Democratic think tank, is spreading misinformation about the Medicaid expansion proposal currently…
AUGUSTA – A proposal to expand Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday,…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Energy Office Director Patrick Woodcock outlined an energy policy at the State House…
AUGUSTA – For the first time since 2006, the Maine Republican Party will contest every state Senate and House of…
PORTLAND, Maine – Entrepreneurs from northern New England gathered at at the Portland Sports Complex this weekend for a chance…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate stood at 6.2 percent for the first month of 2014, according to labor statistics released…
Writing for Forbes.com, Chris Conover thoroughly debunks the studies Maine Democrats have used to call Gov. Paul LePage and GOP…
By. Prof. John Frary – Last week Rep. Deborah Sanderson (R-Chelsea) surprised herself and her friends by becoming a sudden national…
Kerry Gives Putin Monday Deadline: Secretary of State John Kerry has given Russian President until Monday to alter course in…
By Michael Ciampi, M.D. — As the Maine Legislature and the public debate Medicaid expansion, there an aspect of the equation…
More than one-third of individuals covered under the Affordable Care Act’s proposed expansion of Medicaid have criminal histories, according to…
A report from an Obama appointee puts the lie to Maine Democrats’ charge that Gov. Paul LePage and Republican lawmakers…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate approved a Medicaid expansion proposal Wednesday, but the vote, 22-13, fell short of the two-thirds…
Maine has exceeded the Obama administration’s enrollment goal for the HealthCare.gov insurance exchanges thanks, in part, to the Republican reluctance…
The Democratic activist group Maine People’s Alliance is calling Gov. Paul LePage and Republican lawmakers killers for opposing a bill…
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart blasted Fox News for reporting on welfare abuse. For Stewart, it is beyond the pale to…
Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously vanished over the Indian Ocean, investigators have uncovered little to suggest why. The Internet…
Solidarity: It’s common knowledge that Maine Democrats march in lockstep with labor unions. But Senate President Justin Alfond (D-Portland) showed…
The top Democrat in the Maine Senate espoused a controversial idea regarding employment on Tuesday morning’s broadcast of WVOM’s George…
AUGUSTA – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on Monday released a poll showing a majority of its Maine…
A Portland Democrat said on Monday she would “rather be Santa than Scrooge,” referring to her party’s unwavering support for…
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce (MSCC) will remain neutral with regard to Medicaid expansion legislation (L.D. 1487) introduced by Sens.…
Medicaid Expansion Back Again: Lawmakers in Augusta will likely consider a bill to expand Medicaid this week, although there is…
The Maine Questioner, “A Voice in the Wilderness”, is pleased to share with you an interview we had recently at…
The following editorial was published in the March 4-10 edition of the Downeast Coastal Press. It is reproduced here, with permission,…
The following op-ed originally appeared in the March 3 edition of the Downeast Coastal Press, a weekly newspaper based in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maine Sen. Susan Collins introduced a bill Wednesday to crackdown on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s abuse…
$800 Million or a Big Mac?: Critics of a plan to expand Maine’s Medicaid program pursuant to the Affordable Care…
Warning the Granite State: House Minority Leader Ken Fredette (R-Newport) has been a strong voice against Medicaid expansion here in…
AUGUSTA – In a 5-7 party line vote, the Legislature’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee voted Monday to recommend…
AUGUSTA – A Sangerville Republican has asked the Democratic chairs of the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee to begin a State…
LEWISTON – The Mayor and City Council of Lewiston have asked the Maine Charter School Commission to reject a charter…
When doctors discovered that Jeff and Kirsten Martin’s child would have serious medical complications, they urged her to terminate the…
The Portland-based Press Herald newspaper, a publication majority-owned by Democratic Party mega-donor S. Donald Sussman, has refused to publish an…
(Editor’s Note: The Portland-based Press Herald newspaper refused to publish this opinion editorial, written by Rep. Deb Sanderson (R-Chelsea), the…
Faking Sick: Sen. Dawn Hill (D-York), at last night’s meeting of the Appropriations Committee, told the audience that Sen. Emily…
AUGUSTA – Members of Gov. Paul LePage’s cabinet gathered at the State House on Wednesday to deliver a message to…