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This week, the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) – a nonprofit comprised of the Maine School Boards Association and the…
Don’t look now – but Maine’s economy is powering ahead and proving that November’s minimum wage ballot initiative is completely…
Governor Paul R. LePage has called attention to the precarious future of many of the state’s small hydropower resources due…
On a Tuesday night in the middle of August, the torrential rains of a summer evening gave no relief to…
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and upheld the rights of Mainers. But recently…
People are quickly finding that, like many political issues, the devil is in the details, and Question 3 is no…
Question 5 on the November ballot is asking Mainers to replace traditional elections with a voting scheme that would give…
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of convicted drug dealers in Maine and for…
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is believed to have been the author of a letter that contained this oft-quoted sentence: “Those…
If you have been living under a rock, or you haven’t been following Maine politics for the past week or…
My brother died from an overdose a year ago today. I got the call in the early hours of the…
The Portland Press Herald has stooped to new journalistic lows. I didn’t think this was possible after reading their ‘North…
This November, Maine voters will be faced with an age-old question — how much freedom are you willing to sacrifice…
A few hours ago, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette released the following statement after sending a letter to Speaker Eves…
Yesterday afternoon, on orders from Democrat party chairman Phil Bartlett, all Republican house representatives began getting calls to ask Governor…
This morning, Speaker Mark Eves sent the following email to members of the Maine House of Representatives: “Dear House Members,…
A few weeks ago, Greg Dougal and Adam Lee each presented their viewpoints on Question 4, the minimum wage referendum,…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will take several actions in light of recent controversial comments from both himself…
This year, Maine voters will face an array of ballot measures, replete with fine print that no one fully understands.…
The self-righteous, egocentric lectures about “restoring civility” coming from the left have increased in frequency recently. The implication, of course,…
CONTROL: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over others. To regulate. Question 3 on the 2016 ballot asks, “Do you…
Last month, Governor Paul LePage received a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce requesting his cooperation in turning over…
Wednesday, House Republican Leaders expressed their outrage over President Obama’s decision to create a national monument in Maine’s North Woods.…
Initiative will do nothing to keep guns away from criminals The National Rifle Association (NRA) yesterday took aim at Question 3,…
We all agree more money should go directly into the classroom to benefit students and teachers. But Question 2 on…
It’s pretty clear by now that billionaire and former NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is not a fan of the Second…
On August 16, 2016 the Trump Campaign Announced its national 64-member Agricultural Advisory Committee. The views of New England’s largest…
The debate over the November ballot initiative to raise the statewide minimum wage has just started – but supporters of this…
Years after its implementation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare, continues to hinder healthcare markets and insurers as it…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage’s 2016 “State of the State” address has been listed as one of the best…
Supporters of Question 3 (to expand firearm background checks to private sales) continually repeat this key campaign talking point: “Question…
Something I will occasionally do while going through checkout at a store is ask the cashier what he or she…
Bad decision-making in energy policy is expensive. These bad decisions show up on your electric bill, and they’ve been holding…
As I’ve said many times before, Iran cannot be trusted. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism around the…
Dear State Employees, Recently, the print media and the union bosses at the Maine State Employees Association would have you…
Recently, advocates of increasing Maine’s minimum wage published a study highlighting the alleged benefits of raising Maine’s minimum wage to…
Last week, a memo was leaked to the press outlining the LePage administration’s intention to push for a dramatic reduction…
Between 2010-2014, 4,865 lottery tickets with a prize of $1,000 or more were cashed in by a total of 3,685…
The nonsensical backlash aimed at Gov. LePage following his attempt to ban junk food purchases with food stamps puts on…
There have been many troubling developments surrounding the Democratic Party’s support for Hillary Clinton in recent days– but perhaps the…
The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But make no mistake: the MEA’s mission has…
In the last few months, The Maine Wire has drawn attention to the dangers of Question 4, a proposal on…
Our Nation’s leaders should be held to the highest standard—it is as simple as that. Like the majority of Americans,…
This past Friday the Nation was rocked by WikiLeaks’ release of DNC emails. The leaks are described as: “19,252 emails and 8,034 attachments…
Madawaska has unfortunately decided to postpone its common-sense proposal to randomly drug test welfare recipients and ensure our tax dollars…
Being an engaged citizen is more important today than ever. As the general election in November approaches, we as Americans…
The town of Madawaska is considering bold changes to its General Assistance program that would ensure every last tax payer…
Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin held a press conference in Lewiston to unveil legislation to make important changes to the welfare…
No matter your political ideology, you likely believe that a human being’s life is their own, and does not belong…
Since less than half of the welfare fraud cases presented to Attorney General Janet Mills have been prosecuted, Governor Paul…
The biggest – and one of the most dangerous – myths in all of public policy is that money improves…
The debate on whether or not voters should increase Maine’s minimum wage continues, but now liberals pushing for it are…
With a Citizen’s Initiative Process ripe for abuse and for sale to any billionaire, is our time to self-govern over? Just…
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck,…
Maine’s third-largest industry is tourism. At a size of approximately $2.2 billion and more than 85,000 jobs tied to the…
Recently I received a candidate questionnaire from the Sierra Club, a left-leaning organization with interests in energy and environmental policy.…
From the issues that birthed the United States to the proliferation of tax reform think tanks and taxpayer advocacy groups,…
Democrats cannot break their bad spending habits. This week I had to sign an Executive Order authorizing the Executive Branch…
Clare Hudson Payne’s June 9 BDN OpEd in support of ranked-choice voting is an example of what happens when people do not…
Yesterday, Secretary Dunlap announced the ballot order of referendum questions for the upcoming November 8, 2016 election. The order was…
Last Wednesday night, the Democrats of Congress staged a “sit-in” protest on the floor of the House. Approximately 188 representatives…
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” – Wayne…
The proposal for Universal Background Checks on the November ballot seems simple, but it’s not. First of all, according to…
Over the weekend, the Bangor Daily News published an article titled: What stands out about LePage’s approach to the economy:…
I read a lot of arguments in editorial pages and news commentary that our nation’s Founding Fathers did not intend the…
I have lived in Maine for sixteen years. When I first moved here, I learned of the referendum process, also…
Contrary to the grassroots image that anti-gun groups try to portray, their funding continues to come from large donations by…
Yesterday, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette met with Governor LePage, House Speaker Mark Eves, Senate President Mike Thibodeau and Senate…
Our State is home to more than 107,000 seniors and more than 126,000 veterans. Our seniors and our veterans have…
Do Americans speak the same language anymore? Within hours of the Orlando shooting, the predictable camps emerged. Many on the…
“Maine taxpayers see it every day at the grocery store and they are sick and tired of watching their hard-earned…
“Words have meaning, and we would ALL be better off if some TRUTH was injected into our conversation again.” -Jeff…
Supporters of a North Woods national monument – such as David Farmer – must really hate facts. Perhaps that’s why…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has issued an Executive Order in an effort to better understand the human health…
Imagine you’re a Maine reporter. And imagine you get the following press releases: Environmentalists for Open Pit Mining submit 10,000…
As one of the few remaining independent physicians in the Bangor area, I was particularly interested in The Maine Heritage…
The moment news broke about the shooting in Orlando — now the nation’s most deadly mass shooting — it was…
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As the dust settles from the primary elections, it’s become clear that voters rejected a prime example of dirty politics…
On Tuesday, June 7 the Sun Journal posted a column in which David Farmer, spokesman for the group Mainers for…
I’m writing this week with a heavy heart. The mass shooting by a terrorist at a night club in Orlando…
This is a comment I received from an 81-year old widow in Penobscot County in response to a constituent survey…
On Monday, June 13, 2016, the Maine Department of Labor formally submitted public comments to Secretary of State Matt Dunlap…
“This massacre is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a…
“That road to V-E Day was hard and long, and traveled by weary and valiant men. And history will always…
A common argument put forth by proponents of tax-and-spend schemes is that pro-growth tax reforms are a guaranteed way for…
A cone was excavated by the French at the site of ancient Lagash, a prehistoric city located in Mesopotamia. The…
Last week the executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine was outraged about a letter I wrote to…
Serving our Veterans should be a commonsense goal for each and every one of our public officials. Our Veterans have…
How many times have you seen liberal Maine candidates for office, or political leaders, decry the influence of ‘out-of-state money’…
Everyone can agree that this election cycle is a continuing political phenomenon. It has been a race that defies boundaries…
In 2010, then-Mayor Paul LePage managed to win the governorship with roughly 38 percent of the vote, prompting a group…
Do you ever wonder what the other side’s playbook looks like in Augusta? Well, recently we got our hands on…
Here we go again. More out-of-state money pouring into Maine to help us country-bumkins stay alive and save us from…
Recently, the Bangor Daily News (BDN) published this article which describes the supposed “problem” of errors by the Maine Department…
I’m writing to make donors to Natural Resources Council of Maine aware of this organization’s true intent. While everyone supports…
This week let’s do a little thought experiment on the differences in how liberals and conservatives in Maine are treated…
Yesterday, The Maine Heritage Policy Center released a new report, “Top 10 Things Keeping Mainers Poor.” Poverty is an issue…
We have made progress to lower the income tax, fight the drug epidemic, create jobs and get Mainers more involved…