All posts tagged "big government"

One-time gimmicks can’t fix Maine’s long-term budget woes

Maine Gov. Janet Mills recently signed a curtailment order to keep the state’s...
Shutdown Stories: Aquaboggan

Aquaboggan in Saco was forced to close in late August after receiving a...
Socialism and unintended consequences

“One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized...
How unworkable government rules separate man from his bacon

Farmer Randy Canarr of Souder Station Farm has been farming and raising livestock...
Should Maine and other states end state-run lotteries?

To an obdurate defender of economic theory’s central simplifying assumption — that people...
Government does not belong in the marriage business

I recently officiated my younger brother’s wedding. It was a Southern Maine outdoor venue,...
3,289 Mainers lose health insurance plans due to Obamacare

More than 3,000 Mainers are set to lose their current health insurance plans...
Convention of States: We Have a Solution as Big as the Problem

By Ken Quinn — This week I would like to share with you...
Top 10 Highest Paid Maine State Employees in 2013

The Maine State Controller’s office has released state payroll data for 2013. Here’s...
Maine Ranks 39th Freest State

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has released its biennial report on...
Maine State Workers to Union: Hands off our paychecks!

State employees are speaking out in favor of a bipartisan proposal to reverse...