Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former Republican Gov. Paul LePage defended their differing policies for addressing the opioid epidemic…
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At this time of year, we gather with loved ones to celebrate Christmas, count our blessings, remember the past year…
As usual, the budget comes down to crunch time Folks, it’s déjà vu all over again. I submitted a balanced…
Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett released the following statement in response to the dismissal of the appeal of Speaker Mark…
Governor LePage on Question 2 harming Maine’s economyGovernor LePage explains Question 2 – the referendum on increasing taxes which will…
When Press Secretary Adrienne Bennett requested the opinion piece be considered for publication, Portland Press Herald Editor Greg Kesich said,…
Today, LifeZette brought to light the story of a massive welfare and tax fraud case from Portland, Maine, highlighting a…
Today, the Cato Institute, a national public policy research organization, released the 13th biennial fiscal report card, rating governors based…
Last Sunday, the Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, a program that airs on national network news, did a segment on…
Anyone with mental illness or disability can reach their full potential; they just need support to do it. In the…
Today, Governor Paul LePage joined a number of other states in filing a federal court complaint challenging the United States…
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and upheld the rights of Mainers. But recently…
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of convicted drug dealers in Maine and for…
The Portland Press Herald has stooped to new journalistic lows. I didn’t think this was possible after reading their ‘North…
Strip away all the grandstanding, chest-thumping, and election-year politics that erupted in the wake of Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial comments…
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,…
New England is beautiful, but it is broke. Income inequality is a severe problem in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Rhode Island’s…
The nonsensical backlash aimed at Gov. LePage following his attempt to ban junk food purchases with food stamps puts on…
Since less than half of the welfare fraud cases presented to Attorney General Janet Mills have been prosecuted, Governor Paul…
The debate on whether or not voters should increase Maine’s minimum wage continues, but now liberals pushing for it are…
Democrats cannot break their bad spending habits. This week I had to sign an Executive Order authorizing the Executive Branch…
Yesterday, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette met with Governor LePage, House Speaker Mark Eves, Senate President Mike Thibodeau and Senate…
“Maine taxpayers see it every day at the grocery store and they are sick and tired of watching their hard-earned…
Last week the executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine was outraged about a letter I wrote to…
Governor Paul R. LePage on Wednesday delivered remarks to the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, which convened for a…
With all the news coverage of Governor LePage’s adoption of a Jack Russell Terrier mix from a local Humane Society…
As a shameless shill for liberal causes, it’s no surprise that Cynthia Dill points the finger elsewhere for the state…
“Despite the fact Greg Kesich wrote a nearly 800 word editorial defaming five House Republicans, he refused to publish my…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage on Tuesday signed into law LD 1646, “An Act To Prevent Opiate Abuse by…
This week, the Maine Department of Health and Human Service announced that they are on track to break last year’s…
Regardless of your party affiliation, what happened in the Maine House of Representatives this week should infuriate us all. Maine…
As all of Maine and most of the country is already aware, Donald Trump held a rally in Portland this…
Today, Governor Paul LePage announced that he was withdrawing, albeit temporarily, the nomination of Dr. Bill Beardsley as commissioner of…
The Maine Republican Party is pushing a two-part ballot initiative for the next election cycle that aims to reduce the…
For several years Maine has ranked among the worst states to conduct business, and 2016 will be no different, according…
In a radio address on Monday, Governor LePage criticized the Obama administration’s decision to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the…
Testifying before the Government Oversight Committee, Governor Paul LePage’s senior policy adviser, Aaron Chadbourne, reminded the committee that Speaker Mark Eves,…
On Tuesday, Governor LePage requested that State Senator Roger Katz (R-Augusta) step down as co-chair of the Government Oversight Committee…
An estimated 8,600 food stamp recipients in Maine whose assets exceed $5,000 may soon be ineligible to receive benefits, according…
Since June, condemnably unfounded accusations of “blackmail” and “power overreach” in regards to the LePage administrations decision to withhold a…
On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA) released its highly anticipated report on the Good…
According to recently released data from the U.S.D.A, Maine is leading the nation with its reduction in the number of…
Over the past few weeks, there has been significant discussion in the Maine political discourse on whether or not sixty-five…
On Monday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court announced that it will expedite the request by Governor LePage to determine whether…
Not backing down, Governor LePage continues to insist that he has vetoed 65 of 71 bills which many state officials…
Following secretive, last minute negotiations leading up to the compromise biennial budget, the 127th Legislature saw their budget bill, LD 1019, shot…
On Tuesday, the Maine House and Senate voted in favor of the $6.7 billion budget over Governor Paul R. LePage’s veto.…
On Monday, Gov. LePage is expected to veto the legislature’s $6.7 biennial state budget, and force lawmakers to either over-ride…
Good Will-Hinckley has rescinded its offer to House Speaker Democrat Mark Eves to be their president. “The basis for this decision…
“Christmas in July” came early in Maine this year, as Governor LePage used a Christmas tree and rubber pigs in…
On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren ruled that the State of Maine does not have to reimburse Portland and…
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a request by the LePage administration to review a lower court’s ruling…
Jon Stewart has spent some time on his “Daily Show” scorning Paul LePage. Yet Stewart and our governor have something important…
Last Monday, a senior adviser to Governor Paul R. LePage revealed that the governor may submit a bill next legislative…
On Wednesday, Governor Paul R. LePage was joined by Jonathan Williams, Vice President of ALEC’s Center for State Fiscal Reform, at…
Maine Democrats have finally responded to Governor LePage’s budget proposal, announcing their plan last week exactly three months after the…
On Monday, Governor LePage vetoed LD 122, An Act to Standardize Pints of Beer Sold in Maine, proposed by Sen.…
According to Governor LePage’s administration, 9,000 fewer Mainers have been using SNAP benefits, commonly called food stamps, since last year…
Today, the Maine Supreme Court issued its ruling on a case involving the ongoing public dispute between Governor Paul R.…
Patriots Win Super Bowl After a perfect fourth quarter drive and an end-zone interception in the final seconds of the…
Liberals in Maine and Washington, D.C. are suffering a new psychological condition, one that started very recently, in November. Symptoms…
On Friday, Governor Paul R. LePage released his biennial budget. The highly anticipated budget includes significant changes to the state’s…
Okay, yesterday was a pretty busy day in Maine politics… let’s see if we can fit them all in here.…
Grover Norquist, long considered by the left to be the dark marionette of conservative policymaking in America, and heralded as a…
Is It Chilly in Here? The United States Department of Agriculture threatened to cut funding to Maine’s food stamp program over…
Last month, the non-partisan Tax Foundation released its 11th annual State Business Tax Climate Index. Maine received a below-average rank, coming in…
A group of medical professionals submitted a letter to Maine’s newspapers warning against Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s quarantine on nurse…
The Precautionary Principle has been used by progressive environmental and public health advocates to justify climate change, energy, food and…
Who was it that said election time is ‘silly season?’ For years I’ve rolled with that description, but more and…
AUGUSTA – The administration of Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday released information regarding new welfare reforms and enforcement procedures. “In…
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage in his reelection bid, the group announced on Tuesday. “Based…
In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage called on the embattled head of America’s…
Advertisements from the Republican Governors Association are significantly affecting the race for Maine governor, causing a panic on the left…
Ray Richardson, conservative radio show host for the LOB statewide Lobster Radio Network, has published this week a new book,…
A new advertisement from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) contrasts Gov. Paul LePage with “blow-dried” politicians. “Some people like their…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent for the month of July – the lowest since August of…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party has issued the first edition of what it says will be a series of memos…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it will require nearly 12,000 able-bodied Food Stamp recipients…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.7 percent for the month of May, according to government figures released Friday,…
“Help Wanted” signs are popping up across the state as tourism season begins in earnest and the economic activity is…
The Maine governor’s race is a dead heat between Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, according…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson and Maine Gov. Paul LePage both joined Howie Carr from his Augusta…
AUGUSTA – The final chance to expand Maine’s Medicaid program pursuant to the Affordable Care Act fell short on Thursday…
Heading to “Veto Day” at the State House, a newspaper headline asks, “Are LePage’s 179 vetoes leadership or extremism?” Perhaps…
A poll out Wednesday morning shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage with a slight lead over both opponents in his reelection…
A poll released by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C. shows Democrat U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud…
By Gov. Paul LePage – Spring is late this year throughout much of the country, and in northern states plenty of…
Maine Democrats, including U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, have mischaracterized a liberal think tank’s report to attack Republican…
AUGUSTA – After heavy resistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last year, the Maine Department of Health and…
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders gathered at the State House on Monday to call on Democrats to support an effort to…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Energy Office Director Patrick Woodcock outlined an energy policy at the State House…
AUGUSTA – Members of Gov. Paul LePage’s cabinet gathered at the State House on Wednesday to deliver a message to…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage delivered his third State of the State address Tuesday night, using the opportunity to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) criticized U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud on Monday over the Democratic candidate for…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s jobless rate dropped to 6.2 percent in the month of December, the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL)…
The Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) released Monday the first campaign video supporting Gov. Paul LePage’s reelection campaign. At a little…
Maine’s economy is beginning to show signs of relative competitiveness. After years of ranking dead last for business friendliness, the…
AUGUSTA – Campaign finance reports for the three major candidates for governor became public Thursday. Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael…
