Bills passed by the Maine Legislature during its recently convened special session have begun making their way to Gov. Janet…
The primary finding of the study was that following the implementation of SIP policies, excess mortality actually increased, not decreased.
The Maine Legislature recently passed LD 1117, a bill that would prohibit excessive rises in generic and off-patent prescription drugs…
Two bills to increase taxes on hardworking Mainers failed to pass at the end of the Maine Legislature’s hectic, marathon…
An attempt to rein in one of the state’s most troublesome acts is gaining steam in the Maine Legislature. A…
Even if the allegations in Loder’s lawsuit are not true, the fact that we can’t easily know is reason enough to close the doors of this poisonous arm of government overreach.
During the stress, added financial and mental burden brought on by the pandemic lockdowns, no individual should have to worry about additional taxation without representation.
The picture painted is one of working-class destruction.
On June 16, Gov. Mills announced the creation of a sweepstakes for Mainers who have received at least one dose…
A bill to limit license plates with profane or vulgar references passed under the hammer in the Maine House and…
Policymakers have, yet again, committed an act that is sorely ironic: they have stalled a review of their own strategy to tackle a pandemic, which will surely hamper lawmakers down the line come the next and inevitable contagious disease.
L.D. 231 aims to increase voter turnout and bipartisanship in an increasingly partisan era. In a stark and polarized time, it is refreshing to see lawmakers come together to pass meaningful election reform that transcends party lines.
This study on the nationwide impacts of the historically high UI has simply confirmed what many have been sounding the alarm on for weeks: if you pay people to stay home, they will.
On June 17, the Maine Legislature is expected to adjourn a special session without voting on the supplemental budget or…
A recent study by Dr. Calvin Lakhan of York University has found that under LD 1541, average monthly grocery costs for a family of four in Maine will increase by at least nearly $32, or as much as almost $60, depending on the kinds of costs incurred on producers.
This week, the Maine Senate passed “Making Health Care Work for Maine,” a package of bills in the legislature that…
On June 14, Gov. Mills announced a program to incentivize unemployed Mainers to return to work. Called “Back to Work,”…
Over the last few days, headlines have been dominated by a story that is being treated by many as a…
To force these new labor restrictions upon employers now would be a grave mistake. LD 553 would likely harm employment across the state of Maine when we most sorely need it.
The Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) began in 2010 when 11 states and the District of Columbia signed a Declaration of…
On June 11, Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she was renewing the state of civil emergency, which was set to…
On June 9, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) updated its PreK-12 and Adult Education Public Guidance. Though Gov. Janet…
ProPublica’s deceptive and misguided campaign to convince the American electorate that billionaires don’t pay their fair share in taxes has only been further debunked by their own report.
If a bill recently approved by the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology (EUT) is passed, Maine voters…
On April 28, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the case of Mahanoy Area School…
If the administration wanted to pass these items not directly tied to infrastructure, they should have put them forward in a separate, more transparent bill.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new light and perspectives to many issues we may never look at the same: politics,…
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at reforming the use of executive emergency powers.
As we all learned in our high school history classes, the United States outlawed alcohol in the early 1920s in…
A prominent refrain in the pandemic recession-recovery story has been the persistent labor shortage seen across the United States. Coupled…
After more than a year away, the Maine Legislature returned to the State House on June 2. As coronavirus case…
Many advocates in Maine and around the nation have highlighted the need for more stable and faster internet speeds, especially…
Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that at least 50% of Canadians have received at least one shot…
A pair of bills recently voted out of the Committee on Taxation have the potential to raise taxes on Mainers. …
On Monday, May 24, nearly eight months after it was first ordered, Maine Gov. Janet Mills lifted the state’s universal face…
On Monday, May 24, a fascinating social experiment began to unfold across Maine as the Mills administration lifted most mask…
This legislative session, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held public hearings on three bills that would make…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is on pace to exercise her executive authority almost twice as frequently as any of her…
Seven Maine lawmakers were stripped of their committee assignments on Monday by House Speaker Ryan Fecteau following a spat at…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee held a public hearing last Thursday on a bill sponsored by Rep.…
Last week, Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), announced on a monthly business community video…
Maine’s Department of Labor currently has no plans to end enhanced employment benefits.
In four of the last six weeks, Maine has led the nation in COVID-19 infection rate in nursing homes.
Governor Janet Mills unveiled a new supplemental budget last week that would grow state spending in Maine to record levels,…
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released numbers indicating that the average price level of consumer goods has risen…
When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, he provided state and local governments over $350 billion in much-needed assistance.…
On Tuesday, Maine Governor Janet Mills joined President Joe Biden and a small group of US governors for a virtual…
Maine Sen. Susan Collins grilled US CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday during a Senate Health Committee hearing where…
A disappointing new jobs report shows that hiring is down and the unemployment is rate is up, even as wages…
Now that the dust has settled on the Health and Human Services Committee hearing for LD 1550, a bill that…
Last week, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing on LD 1550, “An Act To End the…
Over the past year, there have been numerous instances of top-down solutions being offered — by lawmakers in Washington, D.C.…
This week, my legislative colleagues on the Taxation Committee held a public hearing on my bill to reform Maine’s income…
The nonpartisan Revenue Forecasting Committee met recently and determined Maine is in a strong financial position, with the General Fund…
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for the best interests of Mainers in favor…
President Joe Biden believes joining a union isn’t merely a right that workers have but something the federal government has…
With Maine’s economy still recovering from the pandemic, it’s important that our lawmakers take actions that put more people back…
The Maine Legislature will soon debate LD 1550, a bill that would ban the legal sale of all flavored tobacco…
On Monday, the US Census Bureau released its first estimate of state and national population numbers for the 2020 Census.…
Governor Janet Mills’ reign over Maine people doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon, unfortunately. Democrats on Maine’s State and…
Maine’s Committee on State and Local Government held public hearings last Friday on two bills that would require a legislative…
It’s taken much longer than it should have but at last it seems to be happening: the lockdown paradigm is…
With each day that passes, the number of lives lost in COVID-19-related deaths continues to tragically grow. However, in a…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on LD 864, “An Act To Protect Teachers’ Privacy While…
On Tuesday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that he will lift all business restrictions, except for mandating masks indoors (including…
The 100 percent increase in taxes on all tobacco products as proposed recently in the State legislature (LD 1423) doubles…
For over a year well-to-do Americans have quite literally been “quarantining” packages shipped to them, and that were dropped off at…
On March 1, facing the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the world, the Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Andrej Babis introduced…
In late March, the 130th Maine Legislature met in-person at the Augusta Civic Center for just the second time this…
On Wednesday afternoon, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing on LD 1344, a department bill…
“Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years,…
So-called “deaths of despair,” those involving drug abuse, alcohol, or suicide, have been the subject of numerous studies over the…
Since last summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have used an obscure federal regulation to impose a nationwide moratorium on…
This month marks the one-year anniversary of when states and the federal government first declared states of emergency over the…
Members of Maine’s Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee will hold public hearings Tuesday on a number of bills…
The Biden administration on Wednesday released a comprehensive $2+ trillion spending proposal ostensibly focused on infrastructure. But there’s much more…
On March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a nearly $2 trillion spending…
On March 2, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was lifting all government restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of…
Maine lawmakers convened at the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday to tackle the state’s next two-year spending plan. The budget…
Over the last few weeks, a central pillar of pandemic-era decision making crumbled. The arbitrary measuring stick for defining whether…
As many Mainers question the appropriateness of a year-long state of emergency, in which a sole political official holds the…
Maine’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee met on Thursday to hold a work session on LD 715, a concept draft…
The Maine Legislature will convene in person on Tuesday to approve the state’s next biennial budget, likely along party lines.…
It appears Maine Democrats are looking to advance a majority budget in the next week to avoid working with their…
The legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) Committee recently held a public hearing on LD 324, “An Act to Limit…
President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a plan to hike taxes on individuals and corporations in order to help offset…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Transportation Committee held virtual public hearings Thursday on five bills sponsored by members of both parties that…
State government spending has rapidly outpaced population growth in Maine over the last decade, according to a new report published…
On Tuesday, lawmakers on Maine’s Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement, and Business Committee held a virtual public hearing on LD 612,…
President Biden just signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion spending package into law. Once this bill hits the books, total taxpayer…
Last week I poked the green hornets’ nest by testifying in support of LD 324, “An Act to Limit Public…
The internet is a critical service — everyone can agree on that — but some go as far to say…
The Maine Legislature convened in person on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center to tackle the state’s supplemental budget and…
Maybe you have noticed the rise in public incredulity toward the coronavirus narrative that you hear all day from the…
Maine lawmakers will convene in-person in Augusta this week for the first time since December 2, when legislators met at…
Illinois legislators last week voted in favor of enacting new “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” in the state’s teacher…
Have you heard about the newest national emergency? No, not the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent national emergency was declared…
Governor Janet Mills updated Maine’s statewide vaccination plan Wednesday to make teachers and childcare providers, regardless of age, eligible for…
A new citizens initiative was approved for circulation in Maine on January 25, yet the Secretary of State’s office has…
With thousands of schools still closed or partially closed across the country, millions of American families are struggling to find…