All posts tagged "Maine"
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New hands-free driving law takes effect on Thursday
On September 19th, many bills passed during the First Regular Session of the...
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Governor Mills lets RCV for presidential elections become law without her signature
Maine Governor Janet Mills decided Friday to let LD 1083, “An Act To...
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Does ranked-choice voting live up to its promises?
The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released its newest report, “A False Majority:...
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Maine’s burdensome death tax should be repealed, not expanded
When it comes down to it, Maine is an amazing place to live...
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Sanford City Council needs a Constitutional Reality Check
On Tuesday, the Sanford City Council met to take public comment on a...
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Governor Calls on Attorney General to Get Serious About Welfare Fraud
Since less than half of the welfare fraud cases presented to Attorney General...
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Another Dangerous Education Ballot Initiative
The biggest – and one of the most dangerous – myths in all...
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Maine People’s Alliance Should Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
The debate on whether or not voters should increase Maine’s minimum wage continues,...
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Is Maine Now Owned by New York?
With a Citizen’s Initiative Process ripe for abuse and for sale to any billionaire,...
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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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Socialist and Security Risk: Rep. McCabe Combines Worst of Bernie and Hillary
I often tell people I know that I feel bad for Democrat voters...
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House Acts to Combat the Heroin Epidemic
Over the past several months, I have seen firsthand the scale of the...
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Connecting our Maine Veterans with the Services they Deserve
One of the great privileges of my time as Governor has been the...
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Portland’s Newest Prohibitionist Proposal
Maine’s history is long and varied, but perhaps its greatest impact on the nation...
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Blame Dill and Liberals for Poor Economic Record, Not Me
As a shameless shill for liberal causes, it’s no surprise that Cynthia Dill...
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It Takes 1,500 Hours to Become a Barber in Maine
Your barber has to get government permission to cut hair, or risk jail...
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Zoning Regulations Are Driving Up Portland Rents
Renting in Portland remains unaffordable for many of its residents. Instead of saving up...
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Minimum Wage Advocates More Concerned with Soundbites than Responsible Public Policy
As The Maine Wire has repeatedly shown here, here and here, proponents of a...
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Minimum Wage Research Poses Problem to $12 Hike
The Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) is leading an aggressive push to raise the...
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Wealthy Portlanders Delay and Impede Development—Again!
I can’t say I’m surprised. The Press Herald is reporting that a group...
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Rich States, Poor States: Maine Gets Richer, but Still Among the Poorest
In the recently-released ninth edition of the Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State...
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Fuzzy Math In Push For Raising The Minimum Wage
As I watch the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $12 an...
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Maine: How We Got Here
In 1770, General Thomas Gage was Governor General of all British possessions in...
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Maine Liberals Continue To Enable Sanctuary Cities
It’s crunch time at the State House. After months of dawdling, the dam...
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Portland: Build It, and They Will Come
Portland is not a cheap city to live in. According to a 2015...
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The Anti-GMO Narrative is Crumbling
The war against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been long and varied. Activists...
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To Help Businesses Thrive, Eliminate Red Tape
Recently, as President Obama approached his final year in office, his administration announced...
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Conservatives Gaining Ground in Maine
Today, Gallup released the Analysis of Political Party Affiliation at the state level...
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Strout: How To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
When purchasing prescription drugs, most consumers just accept that they’re expensive. But what if...
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Bill Brown Resigns From MeANS Board
Bill Brown, the Chair of the Board of Directors at The Maine Academy of Natural...
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Marvin: A Common-Sense Health Care Solution
This article was first published April 17, 2015 at mainepolicy.org. In nearly every business...
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Posik: Maine GOP’s Ballot Initiative Brings Much Needed Reforms
The Maine Republican Party is pushing a two-part ballot initiative for the next...
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Maine DHHS Could Lose Funding For Its Poor Administration of Food Stamps
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services may face substantial financial penalties...
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Maine’s Obamacare Success Story Falters
Community Health Options, a Lewiston based health insurance co-op has announced that it will suspend...
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Expensive Mayoral Campaign Fails To Pay Off in Lewiston
Yesterday, Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald won a decisive third term in a runoff...
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Poliquin: Investing in Health Research Could Save Lives
For more than half a century, America has led the world in medical...
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Maine Still Struggling to Improve Business Tax Climate
For several years Maine has ranked among the worst states to conduct business,...
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Posik: Hold Your Tongue Liberals – There’s Plenty of Merit to Refugee Opposition
Why does it seem like every time a real foreign policy threat occurs,...
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Poliquin: Obama Administration Fails To Lead On ISIS
For the past several months, the world has witnessed the seriousness of the...
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LePage Criticizes President Obama’s Decision to Accept Syrian Refugees
In a radio address on Monday, Governor LePage criticized the Obama administration’s decision...
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Bill Brown’s Testimony Contradicts Prior Statements About Recusal
On Thursday, the Government Oversight Committee continued its investigation into what influence Governor...
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Strout: Key Takeaways From The GOC Investigation
On Thursday, Maine’s Government Oversight Committee (GOC) conducted a series of interviews following...
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Eves Called Out For Hypocrisy In Good Will-Hinckley Investigation
Testifying before the Government Oversight Committee, Governor Paul LePage’s senior policy adviser, Aaron...
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Sigaud: What People Get Wrong About Raising The Minimum Wage
An effort to raise the minimum wage in Portland to $15/hour was defeated...
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Maine Government Gets an F for Transparency
Maine earned an F in a recent review of states’ transparency and accountability...
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Poliquin: Washington Must Deliver Its Promises To Veterans
This Veterans Day, we honor the generations of Mainers who have answered the...
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Stephens: Taxpayer Money Won’t Fix Our Campaigns
The Political Industry had a great victory the other night. Gobs and gobs...
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Chin and Macdonald Will Runoff in Lewiston Mayoral Race
The Lewiston mayoral race that some have called a proxy war between the...
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Posik: Portland Voters Reject Minimum Wage Increase
On Tuesday, voters in Portland rightfully shot down a ballot question that would...
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Conservatives Win Victories Tuesday Night In Portland, Elsewhere
With a $1.3 million campaign that dominated their opponents, it was no surprise...
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If At First You Don’t Succeed, Spend More?
On Tuesday, Mainers will head to the polls to decide whether their state...
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Do Clean Elections Increase Competitiveness? Research Says Probably Not
The debate over Question 1’s tweaking of the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) has...
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Pro-Marijuana Groups Join Forces to Push Ballot Initiative
On Monday, two pro-marijuana groups in Maine – the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana...
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Bill Would Restore Oversight of Secretive Law Enforcement Agency
If you’ve never heard of the Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC), you’re...
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Martin: The Future of Drug-Testing Programs in Maine
After a thoroughly objective evaluation of the many aspects and implications surrounding state...
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Poliquin: Washington Must Keep Its Promises To Our Seniors
One of the greatest challenges facing our nation today is the preservation of...
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Strout: The Media’s Inexplicable Attack On DHHS
In the past few weeks, media outlets have slammed Maine’s Department of Health...
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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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Poliquin: Congress Must Take Care of Our Veterans
Our Veterans, and their families, answered the ultimate call of duty to protect...
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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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Over 80% Of Cash Raised To Support Question 1 Is From Out-of-State
According to an October Quarterly Report filed by Mainers for Accountable Elections, over...
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Governor LePage Calls On Sen. Katz To Step Down From Government Oversight Committee
On Tuesday, Governor LePage requested that State Senator Roger Katz (R-Augusta) step down...
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Frary: Some Questions About Proposition 1
FIRST: HAS THE CLEAN ELECTIONS LAW IMPROVED LEGISLATION? The Maine Clean Elections Act...
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Martin: The Scapegoating of Lobbyists
For too long politicians have successfully used professional lobbyists as scapegoats. They mislead...
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Poliquin: We Must Protect Maine’s Natural Beauty
Maine is home to some of our Nation’s most breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife,...
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Part V: How Judicial Activism Devastated TANF Drug-Testing Programs
As promised in part four, this fifth installment explores how the courts have...
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Posik: One Simple Reason Why We Should Defund Planned Parenthood
Last week, social media was buzzing with yet another trending clickbait article, but...
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Major Donor to Maine Campaign Finance Group Has History of Attempting to Buy Election
Sean Eldridge, a major financier of Mainers for Accountable Elections, the group behind...
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Martin: Why Have Past State TANF Drug-Testing Programs Been So Ineffective?
One of the most common criticisms lauded against state TANF drug-testing programs is...
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Poliquin: Eat Your (Local) Veggies
Maine farmers produce some of the highest quality fruits and vegetables in the...
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Maine DHHS Institutes Asset Test for Food Stamps
An estimated 8,600 food stamp recipients in Maine whose assets exceed $5,000 may...
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Posik: Fiorina emerges despite abysmal debate coverage by CNN
What we saw two nights ago at the second GOP debate was an...
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Strout: Why Won’t Campaign Finance “Reformers” Lead By Example?
This November, the people of Maine will have the opportunity to vote on...
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Stephens: Whack-a-Mole for Business
Last week , after over forty years in business, A Maine institution closed...
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New Study: Maine Manufacturers Suffer From Above-Average Taxes
According to a recent report from the non-partisan Tax Foundation, manufacturers in Maine...
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Poliquin: The Iran Nuclear Agreement Is A Bad Deal
Let me be clear, I will never support any deal that leads to...
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Martin: You Can’t Impeach The Facts, But You Can Ignore Them
Since June, condemnably unfounded accusations of “blackmail” and “power overreach” in regards to...
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Robinson: Sussman-Pingree Split Spells Trouble for Liberals
It was supposed to be a love for the ages. Yet, tragically, billionaire...
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Frary: Fiorina Wows at The Maine Heritage Policy Center
Last Thursday I helped enhance Maine’s reputation for hospitality by hosting Carly Fiorina...
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Posik: Campaign Promises Are Empty Promises
During campaign season, every presidential hopeful makes promises to the electorate hoping to...
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Martin: Weekly Drug Testing Series Part III – The CASA Study
There is a heavy dose of irony in the efforts of those who...
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Report Confirms LePage Administration Threatened Good Will-Hinckley
On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA) released...
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Martin: Weekly Drug Testing Series Part II – Responding to the Criticisms
Following the first phase of screenings in Maine’s new drug-testing program for TANF...
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Posik: Cost of Doing Business Is Still Too High In Maine
If I had a dollar for every time a liberal professor of mine...
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Something’s Gotta Give: O’Sullivan’s First Law and Political Gravitational Pull
I’ve often generalized about Republican’s and Democrats by saying that the former almost...
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Poliquin: How I’ve Reduced Washington’s Burden On Mainers
Maine is home to the most skilled, honest and dedicated workers in the...
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Boone: A Modest Proposal, with apologies to Jonathan Swift
Our Western civilization is approaching a great day. But a lot of work...
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The TANF Drug-Testing Weekly Series Part I: Clarifying Exactly How Maine’s New Drug-Testing Program for TANF Recipients Works
This is the first installment of a weekly series focused on discussing how...
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Poliquin: How To Make College Affordable
As a parent, I believe the three most lasting gifts we can give...
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Poliquin: We Need To Expand Opportunities For Young Mainers
Maine is home to the best loggers and truckers in the Country. Unfortunately,...
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Sigaud: Is Trump Part of Hillary’s Strategy?
There are two common interpretations of Donald Trump’s campaign for President. The first views...
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Martin: Maine Is Tired Of Janet Mills’ Partisanship
If Maine had an Attorney General (AG) that was publicly elected, Janet Mills...
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Posik: Black Lives Matter Movement Is Losing Relevance
Has anyone else lost sight of the message behind the Black Lives Matter...
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Stephens: What Ever Happened To Public Service?
There was a time when serving in State and Federal office was considered...
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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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Frary: The Democratic Party’s Apology Failure
On June 29 the Central Maine Papers published a column in which I...
