Portland’s Charter Commission submitted its final report, including eight proposals for reform that will appear on the ballot in November,…
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If passed as currently written, a recently submitted draft proposal of reforms to Portland’s city charter features election reforms, including…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows testified before Congress on Thursday in support of HR 1, an 800-page election reform…
It’s the start of a new term of the Maine Legislature, which means lawmakers have the task of selecting the…
On Wednesday, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices fined Governor Janet Mills’ inaugural committee $2,000 for continuing to…
Last session, lawmakers considered LD 218, a bill that would have prohibited Maine Clean Election Act candidates from soliciting, accepting…
Maine people work hard to get ahead, but the more politicians steal from our paychecks, the more we struggle to…
It’s summer in Maine. We should be enjoying it. Instead, at the State House, “it’s deja vu all over again.”…
Each June, Maine voters go to the polls to elect local officials and vote on school budgets. The addition of…
When the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) was passed in 1996, it had noble intentions. Maine has a long history…
On February 17th, The Maine Heritage Policy Center testified in favor of LD 300 “An Act To Preserve Funding for…
Recently I received a candidate questionnaire from the Sierra Club, a left-leaning organization with interests in energy and environmental policy.…
Tomorrow, legislators will assemble under the dome for “Veto Day.” Here is a peak at a few of the most…
A few months ago the voters of Maine passed a Citizen’s Initiative called Question 1. This new law will nearly…
Today, January 21, is the anniversary of the Citizens United ruling which dramatically changed how elections are funded and prompted opponents…
There are three possible answers to this question. In Greek mythology, Proteus was a prophetic old man of the sea…
Mainers for Accountable Elections, operating as a front for Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE), is the organization that collected…
Last week, a group of Mainers rallied in Augusta in support of a ballot initiative to make Maine elections “clean.”…
Donald Sussman donated seven times more than any other individual to leadership and caucus political action committees in last ten…
by Sam Adolphsen It was supposed to “get big money out of Maine politics.” Now, twelve years after it began, the Maine…
Chellie Pingree was Maine Senate Majority Leader when the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) became law. Pingree has made a…