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LePage one of only four governors to get an "A" from Cato Institute

By Steve RobinsonOctober 8, 20120 News

The Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. has released the “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors: 2012,” and Governor Paul…

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Maine company tied to Chinese fundraising scandal with Obama.com

By Steve RobinsonOctober 8, 20125 News

Obama.com owned by bundler in Shanghai with business ties to Chinese government A breaking story on Brietbart.com reveals that the Obama.com…

Commentary

Maine’s colorful political chameleons: Angus King and Alan Caron

By Steve RobinsonOctober 7, 20128 Commentary

By Pem Schaeffer Maine Wire columnist A few weeks back, I wrote on the subject of partisanship here on The…

Governor: Mandate to use "renewable energy" hurts Mainers

By Steve RobinsonOctober 6, 20120 News

This week heating oil increased by about 10 cents compared to this time last month. At nearly three dollars and…

VIDEO: MaineHousing—$7 million paid over 7 years in no-bid contracts to 2 computer consultants

By Steve RobinsonOctober 5, 20120 News

The MaineHousing Board of Commissioners is investigating $7 million paid in no-bid contracts over seven years to just two computer…

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VIDEO: Maine Housing—"This has never been about a witch hunt."

By Steve RobinsonOctober 5, 20120 News

Maine State Treasure Bruce Poliquin sets the record straight about the media’s repeated claims that the resignation of former executive…

VIDEO: Maine Housing—Feds want MSHA to pay back $200,000

By Steve RobinsonOctober 5, 20120 News

Treasurer Bruce Poliquin (right) and MaineHousing Board of Commissioners members Linc Merrill, head of the board’s audit committee, and Peter…

VIDEO: MaineHousing—"Eye of the previous administration was off the ball"

By Steve RobinsonOctober 5, 20120 News

In this video, Peter Anastos, chair of MaineHousing Board of Commissioners, speaks about hiring a new executive director at…

Commentary

Op/Ed: Angus King raised taxes, increased spending as governor

By Steve RobinsonOctober 5, 20120 Commentary

By David Sorenson Over the years, Angus King and his friends have built up a tall tale about King as…

LePage accepting nominations for highest civilian honors

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 20120 News

Nominate an unsung hero to be a 2013 recipient, one of the highest civilian honors AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage and…

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Heritage Foundation experts react to first Presidential debate

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 20120 News

By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation During last night’s debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney, Heritage’s domestic policy…

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The U.S. cannot afford to tax energy producers more

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 20120 News

by Jack Rafuse Reuters – October 3, 2012 Gasoline prices are at all-time highs. As a result, energy policy concerns echo…

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Maine Democratic candidate for State Senate says she “may have to hunt down Grover Norquist and drown him in my bath tub”

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 20120 News

A new website, “ColleensWorld.com,” features dozens of online posts made by State Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz, which include several references…

News

Maine Wire Cartoon: Media in Obama's Back Pocket

By Steve RobinsonOctober 3, 20120 News
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M.D. Harmon: Media bias is "very real and very dangerous"

By M.D. HarmonOctober 3, 20120 Commentary

Sometimes, you hear a grand and glorious rant delivered by someone who’s had it up to his hairline with whatever…

Op/Ed:125th Legislature restored integrity to Maine state government

By Steve RobinsonOctober 3, 20120 Commentary

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – John Dalberg, Lord Acton By Harold A. Clough Before this Legislature leaves the…

News

MCCE political hit piece misses the point: PL90 saves Mainers money

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20120 News

AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Clean Elections (MCCE) has issued a report linking the health insurance reform passed last…

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Tax returns show Angus King pays lower tax rate than Mitt Romney

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20120 News

King paid only 15% on nearly $4 million in income   AUGUSTA – Yesterday Angus King’s campaign released a deceptive summary that…

National

Senator Collins requested HUD Inspector General review Section 8 program in Maine

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20121 National

This is a statement issued by Senator Collins’ office in Washington, D.C. A final report from the Housing and Urban Development…

MaineHousing takes action to address Section 8 housing deficiencies

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20120 News

This is a statement from Deborah Turcotte, public information manager at MaineHousing. AUGUSTA – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the…

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Federal investigators recommend that MaineHousing pay back $200,000

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20120 News

An investigation into the Maine State Housing Authority has revealed mismanagement and a lack of oversight that could cost taxpayers hundreds of…

Governor LePage announces October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20121 News

Governor LePage joins the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at annual tea and ceremony AUGUSTA – Today, Governor Paul…

Treasurer: What does it mean to approve a "Bond Issue?"

By Steve RobinsonOctober 1, 20120 News

By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Have you ever wondered what it really means to approve a “Bond Issue” at…

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Korean War vet regrets conservation easement on his land

By Steve RobinsonOctober 1, 20120 News

By Diana George Chapin On a hot afternoon in summer, one might imagine Ron Rudolph and Peter Palm resting in…

Commentary

LETTER to the EDITOR: Maine's 2nd District represented in the “Obscure Caucus”

By Steve RobinsonOctober 1, 20124 Commentary

To the Editor: This November voters in Maine’s Second Congressional District will choose between the Eastport Mustard Mechant, Kevin Raye,…

News

Governor LePage: Who's fighting for the students?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 29, 20120 News

By Governor Paul LePage My administration has one primary principle that governs education policy, and it is a simple one:…

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Another Downward GDP Revision Shows Economy Still Not Recovering

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 28, 20120 News

By Salim Furth, Ph.D The Heritage Foundation On Thursday, the Department of Commerce revised its second quarter estimate of economic…

LePage uses MHPC study to show RPS standards are hurting Maine’s economy

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 28, 20120 News

Governor LePage advocates for reforms in Maine’s energy laws AUGUSTA – Today, Governor Paul LePage released the following statement in…

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Maine will appeal Federal decision on Food Supplement overpayment

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 28, 20121 News

AUGUSTA – Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew said Tuesday that the State will appeal the recent decision…

News

Canada determines BPA is safe for consumers

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 28, 20121 News

Banning BPA has been the lynchpin of a movement by environmentalists in Maine to phase out hundreds of commonly used…

News

Maine’s “renewable energy” mandate increases electricity rates, results in job losses

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 27, 20120 News

By Peter A. Steele The Maine Wire Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard legislation, which requires that some of the state’s electricity…

Obama and Congress are Choosing to Cause a Recession

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 27, 20120 News

By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation President Obama recently said, “The most important lesson I’ve learned is you can’t change Washington from…

Policyholders in Maine Workers’ Compensation insurer to get dividends

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 27, 20120 News

Governor Paul R. LePage said Wednesday that Maine-based workers’ compensation insurer Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) has declared a…

Commentary

M.D. Harmon: Progressive view of the world bleeds through the media

By M.D. HarmonSeptember 26, 20120 Commentary

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and you can fool all of the people some…

News

"Inside the King Kamp" reveals inner workings of campaign

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 26, 20120 News

Crash Barry, author, reporter and columnist, posted this piece as part of The Crash Report on his website. The author of…

Maine receives national recognition for Online Licensing Service and State Website

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 26, 20120 News

The Maine State Web Portal, www.Maine.gov, has received national recognition from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) as one of the…

Senator Collins cosponsors legislation to audit Federal Reserve

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 26, 20120 News

U.S. Senator Susan Collins has cosponsored legislation to audit the Federal Reserve. S. 202, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011,…

News

The Truth About Romney's Middle Class Tax Cuts

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 26, 20120 News

By Peter J. Thomas and Peter Ferrara The Conservative Caucus The Obama campaign has poured millions into advertising claiming Mitt…

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Report: “Liberating the Energy Economy: What Washington Must Do”

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 25, 20120 News

The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research has published a new report, “Liberating the Energy Economy: What Washington Must Do,” detailing…

Public hearing on voter registration is Sept. 27

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 25, 20120 News

The Honorable John Atwood, Chair of the Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine, has announced that the…

Maine's Personal Income Growth in the 2nd Quarter Lags Nation

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 25, 20120 News

According to new data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, Maine’s personal income growth (pdf)…

Commentary

Op-Ed: Gas hits $4 a gallon—where is the media?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 24, 20120 Commentary

By Jamie Py When gasoline went to $2.25, I can remember exactly where I was: coaching my son’s football team.…

News

What is the appropriate response for attack on embassy?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 24, 20120 News

By Prof. John Frary U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens traveled to Benghazi on September 11 to open an American Cultural…

Ann LePage honored as Maine’s Person of the Year

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 24, 20120 News

Recognized for her involvement in bettering the lives of military families, First Lady Ann LePage was honored Friday as the…

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Maine Wire cartoon: MaineCare cuts

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 24, 20120 News

Op/Ed: Republican reforms restore trust in state government

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 21, 20120 News

By David Sorenson  Recently discovered Democratic campaign literature suggests that Democrats are trying to tout government reform as a major…

Maine Wire Cartoon: The Puppet Media

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 21, 20120 News

 

Report cites Career and Technical Education as a Pathway to Success

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 21, 20120 News

Governor LePage encourages educators to promote all options for students The LePage administration has shared a report released Tuesday by…

News

MPBP releases People's Report Card to grade legislators

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 21, 20120 News

Maine People Before Politics today is releasing to the public their first ever People’s Report Card. A report card…

Commentary

M.D. Harmon: Romney needs to go for the jugular—now

By M.D. HarmonSeptember 20, 20120 Commentary

The problem a lot of conservatives have with Mitt Romney’s campaign to date—as opposed to problems with Mitt Romney as…

King decries outside money "trying to buy" election, fundraises in D.C. the next day

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 20, 20120 News

By Alexis Levinson The Daily Caller On Wednesday, independent Senate candidate Angus King’s campaign sent out a fundraising email decrying how…

News

Obama Doesn’t Just Gut Welfare Reform, He Turns It Upside Down

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 20, 20120 News

By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The controversy over the Obama Administration’s gutting of welfare reform continues to grow. Two new…

News

National poll: King's lead drops to 8 points

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 19, 20120 News

Public Policy Polling, a national polling firm based in Raleigh, N.C., is reporting that the lead by former Maine governor Angus…

Rasmussen: Romney ahead in N.H. and Swing States

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 19, 20120 News

Today’s Rasmussen Reports poll shows that in New Hampshire, Romney is at 48%,while Obama is at 45%. The latest Rasmussen…

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Government Dependency Rises as Number of Taxpayers Declines

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 19, 20120 News

By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The leak of a video featuring former Governor Mitt Romney has sparked debate about government…

News

Maine Wire Cartoon: QE3 to the Rescue

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 18, 20120 News

Cartoon courtesy of NetRightDaily.

News

Brietbart: The Angus King Federal Bailout

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 18, 20124 News

By Michael Patrick Leahy Brietbart.com Add former Maine Governor and current Independent candidate for Senate Angus King to the long…

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Slavery, limited government and swearing: The Forgotten Constitution

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 18, 20122 News

By Julia Shaw The Heritage Foundation Yesterday, September 17, was Constitution Day. It’s not a federal holiday, and that’s fitting. After…

News

State spending, MaineCare surged under King administration

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 17, 20120 News

Followers of AsMaineGoes.com, the state’s oldest and most popular online forum, saw three charts last week detailing the rise of…

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Mary Adams: Mainers must become tireless Freedom Fighters

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 16, 20120 News

“Obama’s Failing Agenda,” a nationwide bus tour by Americans for Prosperity to protest the health care takeover, out-of-control federal spending…

News

Why Obama Is Failing the Middle East Meltdown and How to Fix It

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 15, 20120 News

By James Carafano The Heritage Foundation The breaking news keeps breaking when it comes to revelations surrounding the attacks and…

News

Op/Ed: Working to unwind Maine’s Debt Clock

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 14, 20120 News

By Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin This is the fourth year in a row that Washington career politicians have…

Military members overseas should request ballots

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 14, 20120 News

Governor Paul R. LePage and Secretary of state Charles E. summers, Jr. encourage Mainers and eligible dependents serving overseas to request…

China Trade Mission continues: Governor in Shanghai

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 14, 20120 News

On Wednesday the Maine Delegation, led by Governor Paul LePage, departed Hong Kong and flew north to Shanghai to continue…

VIDEO: Obamacare summed up in one sentence

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 14, 20120 News

Dr. Barbara Bellar, candidate for Illinois State Senate, District 18 sums up Obamacare in one sentence.

Commentary

EDITORIAL (updated): Liquor, taxes, shopping—when will Maine ever be competitive?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 13, 20124 Commentary

The Portland Press Herald ran an editorial on September 8 stating that lowering Maine’s liquor prices is bad public policy.…

Op/Ed: Common Core State Standards hijacked by Obama administration

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 13, 20120 News

By Pat Murray In 2007 I began to research elementary math programs because my son, a second grader at the…

Governor urges Congress to fully fund LIHEAP

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 13, 20124 News

With winter approaching, Governor LePage joins in requesting full funding for the federal LIHEAP program AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage joined…

News

Report: Throwing Money at Education Isn't Working

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 13, 20120 News

By Kristen De Pen State Budget Solutions Executive Summary of “Throwing Money at Education Isn’t Working:” Education funding remains a major…

M.D. Harmon: Derail federal spending by ending Amtrak subsidies

By M.D. HarmonSeptember 12, 20120 Commentary

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’…

“Obama’s Failing Agenda” Tour Comes to Maine


By Steve RobinsonSeptember 12, 20120 News

On Monday, September 17, the “Obama’s Failing Agenda” bus tour, a nationwide project of Americans for Prosperity, will host rallies…

Snowe Honored with “Guardian of Small Business” Award

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 12, 20120 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), former Chair and current Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on…

Maine Wire Cartoon: Democratic Party Platform

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 12, 20120 News

Cartoon provided by NetRightDaily.

Pem on Partisanship: Right, wrong or more necessary than ever?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 11, 201210 News

By Pem Schaeffer Several years ago, I heard Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia being interviewed about so-called “moderate” judges. “What…

China Trade Mission: Governor LePage and Delegation in Hong Kong

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 11, 20120 News

HONG KONG – The first three days in China have proven to be productive and successful for the LePage Administration.…

Reasons to move back home after college

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 11, 20120 News

 Created by: CollegeAtHome.com

9/11: We Remember

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 11, 20122 News

In accordance with a Presidential proclamation, the United States flag and the State of Maine flag shall be flown…

Wind projects bulldoze environmental concerns

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 11, 20126 News

This video from Energize Vermont reveals the destruction to the natural environment caused by the “Gold Rush” of wind-turbine projects.…

News

Breitbart: King Wind Project "Worse than Solyndra"

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 10, 20120 News

by Ben Shapiro – Breitbart.com The Obama administration is famous for its crony capitalism. It’s famous for wasting money on disastrous investments…

News

"The Machine: The Truth Behind Teachers Unions"

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 10, 20120 News

“The Machine” explains why our K-12 education system isn’t producing better schools — and how it’s rigged to make money…

MPBP reveals conflict of interest at Press Herald

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 10, 20120 News

Maine People Before Politics today revealed a shocking conflict of interest at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Today Media, owner of…

Maine Wire cartoon: Democratic Convention

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 9, 20120 News

Obama is the job-creating President. Really?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 9, 20120 News

By Amy Payne The Foundry The unemployment rate is now 8.1 percent, marking 43 months straight that it has stayed at…

Op/Ed: Dispelling myths about public charter schools

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 7, 201213 News

By John Jaques As executive director of the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, I would like to set…

Maine pays 24% more for electricity compared to national average

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 7, 20120 News

LePage Administration looks to lower prices for Mainers  The Maine Energy Office announced Friday that electricity rates in Maine as…

Sunshine Award presented to Senator Rosen for sponsoring right-to-know law

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 6, 20120 News

MHPC, ACLU joined forces to spearhead effort for more open government The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition, a broad group…

Pro-Obamacare group blames PL90 for decades of bad insurance regulations

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 6, 20123 News

By Joel Allumbaugh Consumers for Affordable Health Care, a Maine advocacy group that promotes government-run health care coverage, is trying…

M.D. Harmon: Seniors are strained by shrinking assets, rising inflation

By M.D. HarmonSeptember 5, 20120 Commentary

The polls continue to find that voters’ attention remains focused on the economy—not so much in the sense of Bill…

National debt passes $16,000,000,000,000

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 5, 20120 News

By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Yesterday, the U.S. national debt passed $16 trillion. On President Barack Obama’s watch, the…

MaineHousing spent $7 million on computer systems

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 4, 20120 News

By Peter A. Steele The Maine Wire While the furor over inappropriate spending at the Maine State Housing Authority has…

Destination China: Governor LePage leads trade delegation overseas

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 4, 20120 News

This Saturday Governor Paul LePage will lead a diverse group of Maine business professionals, academic recruiters and government representatives including…

Op/Ed: Maine Republicans enacted Regulatory Reform

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 4, 20120 News

By David Sorensen Regulatory reform was the first priority of Maine’s GOP-controlled Legislature 0f 2011-2012, hence the number of the…

Maine Wire Cartoon: Charter Schools

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 3, 20120 News

Heritage Foundation provides prescriptions for preserving American Dream

By Steve RobinsonAugust 31, 20120 News

The Heritage Foundation has prescribed a set of policies intended to fix the biggest issues facing America. See We Can Change…

Conserved land raises local property values—and property taxes

By Steve RobinsonAugust 30, 20120 News

By Diana George Chapin The land conservation community has long heralded conserving lands as a way of adding jobs, increasing…

Maine gets $2.7 million in pharmaceutical company settlement

By Steve RobinsonAugust 30, 20120 News

Largest Multistate Consumer Protection Drug Settlement Attorney General William J. Schneider announced today that Maine, along with 36 other State…

Maine’s new natural-resource department starts today

By Steve RobinsonAugust 30, 20120 News

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to play important role in natural-based resource economy The State of Maine has a…

M.D. Harmon: Support for Voter ID is wide and deep

By M.D. HarmonAugust 29, 20120 Commentary

Imagine that, as you are contemplating the purchase of a new house, you are visited by your insurance agent. He…

New driving laws take effect Thursday

By Steve RobinsonAugust 29, 20120 News

Secretary of State Charlie Summers would like to remind Maine motorists that new driving regulations, passed into law by the…

Op/Ed: Maine Republicans enacted Welfare Reform

By Steve RobinsonAugust 29, 20120 Commentary

By David Sorensen Maine Republican Party Welfare reform is one of the most important initiatives that Maine and America can…

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