In November, the Trump-Pence ticket carried the Electoral College by 74 votes out of 538. They won the election. The…
The citizens’ initiative is a procedural piece of legislation invented by progressives to divest power from elected representatives to the…
With all of the excitement (deservedly so) surrounding President-Elect Trump’s announcement that 1,100 Carrier jobs in Indiana will be saved,…
When I swore in the 128th Legislature this week, I urged them to reduce the negative impact of two referendum…
Democracy is contrived to be a panacea of human liberation, and the fountain of justice which will cure all social…
Since 2010, average residential New England electric rates have increased by 20 percent. But in Maine, they have remained essentially…
The recounts for Questions 1 and 2 are almost ready to begin, but there is no significant hope for either…
Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett released the following statement in response to the dismissal of the appeal of Speaker Mark…
Yesterday, a U.S. district judge appointed by President Obama blocked the Department of Labor’s overtime pay rule that would have…
In the months leading up to the presidential election, we’ve often heard Hillary Clinton speaking of “…trumped up, trickle-down economics.”…
Since Donald Trump won the presidential election, there have been protests and riots in several areas of the country. For…
Question 4, a citizen initiative passed by Maine voters in 2016, increased the minimum wage in Maine from $7.50/hour in…
This past Friday, our Nation celebrated Veterans Day. Appropriately, we also marked the 241st birthday of the United States Marine…
It is day seven into Trump’s America, yet the sky hasn’t fallen. In fact, the world looks much as it…
We have a lot of work to do in the upcoming Legislative session. If we are going to make progress,…
As today’s world evolves toward a more progressive education system, it seems that we are struggling to catch on in…
What happened on election day? The short story is, the people struck back. A couple hours before polls closed I…
“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” -Barry Goldwater…
by Alec Gagnon Pilot fighting in the air and sea who feels the damage of the war and ship and…
Veterans Day has been celebrated in many ways since 1926. And one of the best ways to honor are country’s…
The other day I was in the grocery store with several of my children doing my weekly grocery shop. As…
Mainers weren’t supposed to defeat Michael Bloomberg’s agenda on the ballot yesterday. His propaganda was too powerful, his budget was…
Governor LePage on Question 2 harming Maine’s economyGovernor LePage explains Question 2 – the referendum on increasing taxes which will…
After months of constant repetition across all forms of media, political advertisements truly become unbearable this time of year. Those…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued a statement urging college students to establish residency in Maine if they…
Emily Cain wants you to believe that she has anything in common with the average person living in Maine’s Second Congressional…
One of the greatest honors of my life is serving on behalf of the citizens, families and small businesses of…
When Press Secretary Adrienne Bennett requested the opinion piece be considered for publication, Portland Press Herald Editor Greg Kesich said,…
As this everlasting election cycle winds down, none too soon, I thought I would focus on a single issue in…
Passage of Question 2 would catapult Maine from its newly established position in the middle of the pack to one…
by Mary Lou Lang-Byrd Anti-gun proposals on the ballot could turn law-abiding gun owners into criminals Well-funded gun control measures are…
In November of 2014, Governor Paul LePage (R) won re-election to his post as the Governor of the state of…
On October 19, Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), published an article on Question 2 that…
Winners of $5,000 or more will be removed from SNAP when they win AUGUSTA— Under a new rule established by…
Former U.S. Attorney Paula Silsby recently appeared in a “Yes on 3” campaign ad to support the expansion of background…
At this point in the election cycle we all understand fully the union special interests behind Question 2. A ballot…
The Maine Education Association (MEA) has used out of state funds to place job-crushing Question 2 on the November ballot…
SNIFFLEGATE? The September 26 presidential debate stimulated intense, even violent, disputes about the meaning, or even existence, of a series…
Hi, I’m Ernie Copley. I’m a college business teacher and a financial planner in Maine. Recently, I read a position…
It was stunning to read headlines accusing the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of misappropriation regarding the TANF…
*For fear of reprisal, the author of this piece has requested to remain anonymous. Oxford County, Maine residents have been…
Referendum Question 3 is a heavily out-of-state funded attack on the rights of law-abiding citizens which has received stark opposition…
Maine’s citizen’s initiative process promotes civic engagement and gives every day Mainers a direct participatory role in our democracy. Over…
AUGUSTA – Over the last year, nearly a dozen projects under the Land for Maine’s Future (“LMF”) program have been…
If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or Jonesport, Question 2 should worry you immensely.…
On November 8th, Maine citizens will go to the polls to cast their vote for several apocryphal referendum questions. From…
Today, LifeZette brought to light the story of a massive welfare and tax fraud case from Portland, Maine, highlighting a…
When Steve Collins, the new reporter for the Lewiston Sun Journal was hired, most Maine politicos had never heard of…
Question 3 on this November’s ballot has been touted by gun control advocates as a way to keep firearms out…
This past week in Waterville, while the fading sun of a warmer than normal October day still lit the bottom…
We have examined numerous articles about the misguided referendum questions on the ballot in Maine this coming November, which have…
The Maine Democratic Party may have finally gotten the message: Simply being the party of “no” to Gov. Paul LePage,…
Ancient wisdom assumed that any bird would have sense enough to avoid a trap set right in front of it.…
Question 3 on the November ballot calls for Universal Background Checks on all private sales and transfer on firearms. But…
As many may have seen, this week the Cato Institute published their 13th biennial report on fiscal policy of US…
Today, the Cato Institute, a national public policy research organization, released the 13th biennial fiscal report card, rating governors based…
If I told you an interest group sent a legislator a draft bill and told them to submit it as-is,…
Question 3 isn’t just an attack by anti-gun forces on our individual right to keep and bear arms; it’s an…
If you work hard enough and create sufficient value for your fellow man, you can succeed in the United States.…
Last week I spoke at a forum during Constitution Week at Husson University. Liberals are constantly attacking our Constitution, but…
One of the arguments we continue to hear against Questions 2 is that we all want Maine schools to be…
We are reminded once again by this year’s Referendum Question 2 that it is time for parents to become a…
As if it comes as any surprise, there is something remarkably hypocritical about a stance many liberals running for re-election…
Question 4 is a bad idea for many reasons. I find it highly unlikely that the individuals who gathered signatures…
Last Sunday, the Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, a program that airs on national network news, did a segment on…
For several years, Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, has been a one-man wrecking machine, imposing his ideas…
Every two years liberals in Maine unveil an economic plan with a new catchy name. They plan a ‘listening tour’…
Mark your calendars – a Maine liberal opposes a Democratic ballot initiative. This only happens once in a blue moon,…
Anyone with mental illness or disability can reach their full potential; they just need support to do it. In the…
To hear the supporters of Question 3 — Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to impose nanny-state universal background checks — tell it,…
The confirmed reports of the Obama Administration’s covert payment of cash ransoms in exchange for American hostages are an abomination.…
Today, Governor Paul LePage joined a number of other states in filing a federal court complaint challenging the United States…
Many liberal groups, including the Maine People’s Alliance, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Economic Policy Institute, assert…
The ballot initiative requiring background checks on gun sales and transfers is complicated, unreasonable and unenforceable. You may have expected…
According to an article in last week’s Las Vegas Review Journal, the Guinn Center, an independent think tank, took a close look at the Question 1…
The illusory truth effect explains that if someone repeats a lie over and over again, people will slowly start to…
On Monday, August 1, Rep. Shadracch Abednego (R-God’s Mills) proposed that Maine enact an annual Patriarchy Day to celebrate man’s…
Who is the judge of whether another human being is redeemable or not? You may have seen Hillary Clinton’s ‘basket…
This week, the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) – a nonprofit comprised of the Maine School Boards Association and the…
Don’t look now – but Maine’s economy is powering ahead and proving that November’s minimum wage ballot initiative is completely…
Governor Paul R. LePage has called attention to the precarious future of many of the state’s small hydropower resources due…
On a Tuesday night in the middle of August, the torrential rains of a summer evening gave no relief to…
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and upheld the rights of Mainers. But recently…
People are quickly finding that, like many political issues, the devil is in the details, and Question 3 is no…
Question 5 on the November ballot is asking Mainers to replace traditional elections with a voting scheme that would give…
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of convicted drug dealers in Maine and for…
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is believed to have been the author of a letter that contained this oft-quoted sentence: “Those…
If you have been living under a rock, or you haven’t been following Maine politics for the past week or…
My brother died from an overdose a year ago today. I got the call in the early hours of the…
The Portland Press Herald has stooped to new journalistic lows. I didn’t think this was possible after reading their ‘North…
This November, Maine voters will be faced with an age-old question — how much freedom are you willing to sacrifice…
Over the past seven years, we have seen how this Administration’s foreign policy has made Americans less safe at home…
Strip away all the grandstanding, chest-thumping, and election-year politics that erupted in the wake of Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial comments…
A few hours ago, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette released the following statement after sending a letter to Speaker Eves…
Yesterday afternoon, on orders from Democrat party chairman Phil Bartlett, all Republican house representatives began getting calls to ask Governor…
This morning, Speaker Mark Eves sent the following email to members of the Maine House of Representatives: “Dear House Members,…
Interested in the “Final Draft To Advance Progressive Democratic Values”? Readers fluent in Albanian will recognize some elements plagiarized from…
A few weeks ago, Greg Dougal and Adam Lee each presented their viewpoints on Question 4, the minimum wage referendum,…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will take several actions in light of recent controversial comments from both himself…