All posts tagged "Clean Elections"
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Watch Secretary of State Bellows’ uncomfortable exchange with Congressman Steil on HR 1
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows testified before Congress on Thursday in support...
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Bellows wastes $74,150 in taxpayer funds to take over as secretary of state
It’s the start of a new term of the Maine Legislature, which means...
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Governor Mills finally resolves inauguration debt and receives $2,000 fine
On Wednesday, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices fined Governor Janet...
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Lawmakers should end all political fundraising at polling stations
Last session, lawmakers considered LD 218, a bill that would have prohibited Maine...
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Tax dollars should never be used to elect members of Congress
Maine people work hard to get ahead, but the more politicians steal from...
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Liberals are holding tax conformity hostage to fund their elections with taxpayer dollars
It’s summer in Maine. We should be enjoying it. Instead, at the State...
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There are important issues to consider before going to the polls
Each June, Maine voters go to the polls to elect local officials and...
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How taxpayers can win from Clean Election reform
When the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) was passed in 1996, it had...
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Take Action Today: Prohibit Taxpayer Funding of Governors’ Campaigns
On February 17th, The Maine Heritage Policy Center testified in favor of LD...
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Sierra Club Symbolic of Left’s Hypocrisy on Clean Elections
Recently I received a candidate questionnaire from the Sierra Club, a left-leaning organization...
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Three Bills You Should Be Grateful LePage Vetoed
Tomorrow, legislators will assemble under the dome for “Veto Day.” Here is a...
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Was the 2014 Question 1 Funding Increase Necessary?
A few months ago the voters of Maine passed a Citizen’s Initiative called...
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Question 1 Buyer’s Remorse
Today, January 21, is the anniversary of the Citizens United ruling which dramatically changed...
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Frary: What’s a Proteus?
There are three possible answers to this question. In Greek mythology, Proteus was...
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Frary: Following the Money Behind Question One
Mainers for Accountable Elections, operating as a front for Maine Citizens for Clean...
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Strout: The Liberals’ Hypocritical Dark Money Machine
Last week, a group of Mainers rallied in Augusta in support of a...
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Maine Today Media owner is Maine’s largest individual donor to legislative leadership PAC’s
Donald Sussman donated seven times more than any other individual to leadership and...
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Maine “Clean” Elections Legislators Raising Big Money for Political Action Committees
by Sam Adolphsen It was supposed to “get big money out of Maine...
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Editorial: Pingree’s Folly- An End to ‘Clean Elections’, At Last
Chellie Pingree was Maine Senate Majority Leader when the Maine Clean Elections Act...
