In a letter to President Obama, representatives Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud have recommended Steven Minkowsky to be the New…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: David…
More than 100 people packed DiMillo’s restaurant in Portland Thursday for The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s “Getting to Zero” discussion…
Every time I write about polling data, I feel the need to point out that opinion polls are not prophecies,…
By Neal Freeman – this item originally appeared in the American Spectator in the run-up to 2010’s overwhelming taxpayer rejection of…
Last Sunday, the Donald Sussman/Chellie Pingree owned Press Herald ran an editorial titled “Republicans fail to honor their word.” The…
Imagine if the State of Maine wrote you a check for $4,000. Every year. That’s essentially what would happen if…
With less than two months to go until the June 12th primary election for Senate candidates, the fundraising efforts of…
By now you’ve heard the story of Democrat Rep. Chuck Kruger and his tweet saying he would like to see…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: David…
The Bangor Daily News hired the ultra left-wing Stephen Betts to cover the midcoast area after the implosion of the…
The current ginned-up controversy over “stand your ground” laws in Florida and elsewhere is actually a testament to the growing…
What do rock legend Ted Nugent and State Representative Chuck Kruger have in common? Kruger would probably hope the answer…
The Legislature will not reconvene immediately to try and overturn Governor LePage’s line-item veto of two items in the recently…
The sad, wry joke that goes, “How can you tell a politician is lying? His lips are moving,” is a…
The Maine Heritage Policy Center Friday received a series of threats by phone, as a result of our reporting on…
Kudos to the Lewiston Sun Journal for reaching out to GOP Majority Leader Phil Curtis after we published the news…
Governor Paul LePage is doing exactly what he’s promised Mainers he’d do from the first day he set foot on…
By Rep. Rich Cebra Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has some explaining to do. On March 14, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: Sam…
The Maine Wire reported yesterday on Maine Democrat state representative Chuck Kruger’s Twitter comments, saying he would like to see…
Republican candidate for Senate Bruce Poliquin launched a TV ad today, becoming the first one in the race to be…
UPDATE 4/13 7:00am: Click here to listen to Kruger in a radio interview. At about 2 minutes in, he actually…
But hey, what are friends for? By J Dwight Distrust of—and anger toward—the politically connected elite is one of the…
By Rep. Phil Curtis Maine House Majority Leader Phil Curtis originally submitted this piece to the Maine Today Media for…
by Scott Moody Just last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest change in population data for Maine by…
U.S. Senate candidate Angus King has posted an odd campaign video today, as a preview to his official campaign launch…
Poll results released yesterday give Senate candidate Angus King a clear lead in the race to replace Olympia Snowe. It also…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: Sam…
The worldview that says it’s a good idea to force others to contribute to private causes that they oppose appears…
We’ve heard this story before haven’t we? The similarities are striking – catering, Vegas hotels, gift cards and even clowns.…
by Scott Moody Maine’s private-sector share of personal income for 2011 has begun to recover from the all-time lows set…
Public forum boot camp is a smart move Republicans in Maine may be getting a reprieve from the internecine miasma…
Steve Thurston, co-chair of Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power, waved a red flag at the Dept. of Energy before…
By Lucky Cambridge. When I was a kid, late-winter Saturdays included watching old movies on a clunky black-and-white television. Neatly frocked…
The Maine Wire broke the story last week that U.S. Senate candidate Angus King’s wind company was included in a…
By Pem Schaeffer. Let’s start by saying “God bless Yogi Berra” for his short and snappy insights, his humanity and…
This week we launch a new feature – our ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week…
The Maine Wire has obtained a letter sent from U.S Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D- Maine) to the Department of Energy…
John Richardson, the health care reporter for Donald Sussman’s MaineToday Media papers, has another slanted article about the Obamacare court…
The Maine supreme court ruled today that there was “no solemn occasion” in the complaint filed against Treasurer Poliquin. “We respectfully…
“I had a dream last night, About the comin’ fight. Somebody yelled ‘Attack!’ And there I stood With an arrow…
When the failing Maine Today Media papers announced weeks ago that billionaire left-wing financier Donald Sussman was “loaning” the paper…
A group of Maine reporters has received financial support from a pro-Obamacare organization to attend health care reporting workshops. The…
What was supposed to be a 3.3 million dollar “loan” and a 5% share in equity of Maine Today Media…
While U.S. Senate candidate Angus King was busy discussing the ethical benefits of selling his company, behind the scenes Independence…
On the second anniversary of the law that gave government control of our nation’s health care system, Grover Norquist, the…
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is scheduled as a keynote speaker at the Maine Republican Party convention in May, sparking…
Democrat siblings bookend the transfer of up to $600,000 in public funds *story updated Tension over a controversial multi-million-dollar carbon-trading…
Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz took a break from his Sob Sister column this week to have an utter…
Gov. Paul LePage, who just can’t keep his hand off “third-rail” issues, grabbed on to another one when he proposed…
Report Refers to project as part of a pattern of “dysfunction, negligence and mismanagement” (This story was updated at 3:44pm)…
At the MaineHousing board meeting this morning, the board began the meeting by going into an executive session at the…
An almost unbelievable chart from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services might shed some light on why they…
Crash Barry has a piece worth reading on his blog, titled ‘Angus King for Senate? No thanks!’: Just piecing together…
Are $5 LIHEAP checks fueling welfare growth? The Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the state program run by the…
Editorial The Legislature’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee on Thursday cast a critical vote to protect the people of Maine…
Those of us in the opinionating business are often accused (not always incorrectly) of overselling the usual twists and turns…
By Lucky Cambridge Even before he entered the race, the Fourth Estate and the faithful swooned. As events unfolded he…
After the surprise news this morning that former governor Baldacci won’t be running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by…
Governor Paul LePage doesn’t drive – he has a state trooper that provides transportation in a state vehicle. That fact…
by Dean Scontras I find myself struck—though not particularly surprised—by the short reach of the recent “Congressional Insider Trading” bill.…
It’s a cliché that Americans love their cars, but there’s a group of our fellow countrymen who don’t. They’re called…
Editorial The idea that a high-level political figure could invest in a newspaper chain and not have an impact on…
WCSH and Maine Public Broadcasting had these reports on The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s blended learning conference last week:
This is the live stream video of MHPC’s Education Conference about Online Learning. Please be patient with the technology, this…
Today, in South Portland, national education experts and Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will join The Maine Heritage Policy Center…
by Terrilyn Simpson A unanimous pro vote on the MSHA Accountability Bill in legislative committee on Thursday was a strong…
by Scott Moody Recently, the Sun Journal published an op-ed titled “Repealing Income Taxes Won’t Help State Economies” written by Carl Davis…
Chellie Pingree will not be running for the U.S. Senate. There was speculation after Angus King announced he would run…
by Terrilyn Simpson The much debated “Takings Bill” will be hammered out in round two of a legislative work session…
The legislative Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development postponed a work session this afternoon regarding LD 1778, the…
This weekend, The Maine Wire broke a story that Attorney General Bill Schneider had used Senator Olympia Snowe’s campaign email…
Newsguild.org, the website of the Newspaper Guild/ Communications Workers of America union, is reporting on the backroom dealings between MaineToday…
By Lucky Cambridge Political Prognosticator Unless you live under a rock, it is old news by now that Senator Olympia…
Just moments ago Eliot Cutler announced on his Facebook page that he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat…
By Terrilyn Simpson Review of a bill seeking more accountability from the Maine State Housing Authority halted when legislators faced…
Attorney General William Schneider just sent his campaign exploration announcement for U.S. Senate – to Olympia Snowe’s campaign email list.…
Now that the field for US Senate is starting to be fleshed out a bit, we’ve updated our poll. Vote…
by Pem Schaeffer Good Government: The impossible dream that never was and never will be? To found principles of government…
The MaineWire has learned that Rick Bennett, former Maine Senate President and Republican National Committeeman has taken papers out and…
Yesterday we blasted the Portland Press Herald for running coverage of Chellie Pingree without coming clean about the paper’s, and…
An acquaintance and I have had a recurring conversation over the years on the wisdom of conservatives’ support for Sen.…
Tom Bell, the head of the Portland Press Herald/ MaineToday Media labor union, is now covering the U.S. Senate race,…
According to sources, Peter Cianchette has taken his name out of the running for the U.S. senate race. Cianchette was…
Matt Gagnon at Pine Tree Politics has a great reality check of the pundit class on the Snowe senate seat…
by Terrilyn Simpson In response to a complaint State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin had failed to report several financial details on…
In light of yesterday’s announcement that Senator Olympia Snowe will not be seeking reelection, Donald Sussman’s recent purchase of an…
by Terrilyn Simpson Maine State Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick is predicting a huge payback on the carbon offset project…
Senator Olympia Snowe has just shocked the Maine political world with the announcement that she will no longer seek reelection.…
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead I fell down to my feet and I saw…
Editorial The journalism community in Philadelphia is in an uproar right now. Hundreds of past and present editors and reporters…
by Terrilyn Simpson One of the stories Jay Martin tells when he speaks before groups is an account of a…
by Terrilyn Simpson In a hearing room with every seat filled and no standing room remaining, members of the public…
Following is a press release from The Maine Heritage Policy Center: MHPC Praises Legislature for Eliminating Dirigo Tax Increase MHPC…
by Terrilyn Simpson Elm Terrace, the housing project that catapulted the Maine State Housing Authority and Director Dale McCormick into media…
Maine State Housing Director Dale McCormick has entered into a deal with Chevrolet to sell carbon offset credits from the…
Homelessness is a problem often associated with bigger cities, but frequently overlooked in small, rural states like Maine. But the…
Editorial After revelations of millions of dollars in travel and ‘training’ expenses that included staff parties, gift cards, and tens…