All posts tagged "Opinion"
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$10 Billion Veterans Choice Program is Failing Our Veterans
Although it doesn’t happen often, last week, National Public Radio and I were...
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LePage’s welfare reforms are lifting Mainers out of poverty
I love it when liberals are wrong. Especially the self-indulgent keyboard warrior types...
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House Majority Leader’s Stunt to Shame Elderly Woman Recklessly Goes Too Far
In a shameless effort to promote his environmentalism, Representative Jeff McCabe took to...
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Will History Repeat Itself?
With an election year looming over of us, it is has become increasingly...
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Regulations Drive Up Cost of Child Care in Maine
For many families with young children, especially single-parent households, child care is critical...
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5 Observations from the Pointless National Monument Meeting
As you may have seen, there was a big, important meeting regarding the...
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How to Bring Accountability to Public Schools
“When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the...
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Federal Circuit Court Rules Against Obama Administration
Obamacare suffered another major defeat last week when the federal circuit court ruled...
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Thousands of Mainers Could See Premium Increases over 40%
Community Health Options (CHO), a Lewiston-based insurance provider, has asked the Maine Bureau...
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NRCM is Ignoring the Will of Rural Mainers
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is at it again. First, they denied...
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MPA: Need, Want, Demand!
This morning in my email, I received a MPA Campaign Vote! Candidate Questionnaire. Naturally,...
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Energy Costs and Fairy Dust
I requested (actually, I begged) to serve on Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee,...
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Many Questions Remain Unanswered Following National Monument Forum
“Maine people know that it isn’t about conservation. It is about control and...
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Two Years After the VA Scandal: Where Are We Now?
In April of 2014, reports and rumors of the mistreatment of veterans through...
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Education Referendum is Too Good to Be True
As with the rest of life, if something in the political world sounds...
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Protecting Our Citizens’ Privacy
The 21st Century ushered in striking technological improvements that have enhanced and changed...
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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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NRCM to Bus National Monument Supporters to Meeting Next Week
Governor Paul R. LePage today reiterated his opposition to a proposal from out-of-state...
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It’s Not About the Children, It’s About the Union
The Maine Education Association is putting a dishonest initiative on the November ballot....
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PPH Refuses to Print Facts About Warden Service Raid
After the Portland Press Herald refused to print a detailed response with the...
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EXCLUSIVE: LePage’s Most Beloved Veto
With all the news coverage of Governor LePage’s adoption of a Jack Russell...
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Who Would Really Benefit from Education Tax Initiative?
This November, Maine voters will decide on an initiative to provide further public...
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“Job” is Not a Dirty Word
Today, Mary Mayhew, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, was...
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Portland Pirates’ Departure Highlights What Corporate Welfare Can Get You
“The Legislature reached bipartisan agreement on welfare reform recently. It’s long past time...
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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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Increasing Accountability at the IRS
The IRS should work for Maine taxpayers—not the other way around. This year’s...
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Subsidies and Cost Shifting Won’t Power Maine’s Economy
Anyone remotely familiar with Maine’s economy knows it’s at a crossroads. Between 2004...
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2016: The Year of Political Unrest
“It is clear that Trump would be the most un-presidential president in U.S....
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Setting the Record Straight on My Solar Vote
“Despite the fact Greg Kesich wrote a nearly 800 word editorial defaming five...
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Legacy of Mark Eves: Failed Witch-Hunts and False Sense of Entitlement
Yesterday, Rep. Mark Eves’ lawsuit against Governor Paul LePage was dismissed by a...
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National Clean Power Group Serves Fraudulent Subpoena to Silence Opposition
Two weeks ago, I provided commentary on AGs United for Clean Power, a group of...
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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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Clinton’s Attempt to “Change the Gun Culture” is Misleading
In the latest round of primaries, liberal candidates seem to be competing in...
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Solar Veto Sustained in Spite of Lobby’s Best Efforts
Despite 8 legislators taking a walk on the solar bill vote today and tremendous...
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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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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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Statement of Governor on Theodora J. Kalikow Education Center Dedication Ceremony
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued a statement regarding the Theodora...
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Maine Press Gives Emily Cain a Free Pass (to Hollywood)
If Emily Cain were a conservative, her trip to Hollywood to visit 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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How Can We End Poverty in Maine?
In a BDN column earlier this month, David Farmer attacked the LePage administration and...
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American-Made Equipment for our American Servicemen and Servicewomen
Made in America. Those words mean a lot to American workers. Those words...
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The Good, Bad and Ugly on Maine Energy
Through my service on the Energy, Utilities and Technology (EUT) Committee in Maine,...
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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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King Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate an Egregious Tax
I’ll admit, I sometimes fall into the typical partisan trap of automatically assuming...
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Despite Excessive Welfare Spending, ME Remains Poor
I must say, as a conservative, I found parts of Rep. Archie Verow’s...
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Researching the Minimum Wage
On April 15 Nathan Strout’s “Fuzzy Math in Push for Raising the Minimum...
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AGs United for Clean Power Fail to Fulfill Their Mission
A coalition of Attorneys General (AG) have launched a full-fledged witch hunt into...
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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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Maine Senate Passes Welfare Reform
AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate passed legislation to ban the use of welfare...
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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 Uncovering Record Amount of Welfare Fraud
This week, the Maine Department of Health and Human Service announced that they...
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Governor Signs Bill to Provide Tuition for National Guard
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage signed LD 1612 into law today, which...
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There’s Classified, and then There’s Classified
The Hillary Clinton email scandal has dominated the news cycle for months. Aside...
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Governor LePage Signs Public Subsidized Housing Rights Bill
Governor Paul LePage and the state legislature scored a victory for public subsidized housing...
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Teacher Bullies Student for Wearing Hat
When one of Maine’s government-run schools was caught recruiting students to advocate for...
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Emily Cain Courts Anonymous Hollywood Billionaires For Campaign Cash
Career politician and Democratic challenger for Maine’s 2nd congressional district, Emily Cain, will...
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McCabe Continues to Block Public Hearings on Immigration Policy
As the Legislature lurches toward adjournment in the next week or two, Maine...
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Mainers Are One Step Closer to Affordable Health Care
Today, the state Senate voted on a party-line vote of 20-15 to pass...
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Let the Market Decide Where Your Milk Comes From
During his campaign for governor in 2014, Congressman Mike Michaud often uttered the...
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Local Voices Must Be Heard On the National Monument Debate
This week, Maine’s State Legislature passed LD 1600, a bill that would require...
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LD 1492: More Is Said Than Done
Last week, Governor Paul LePage delivered a letter to the 127th Legislature vetoing...
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Both Sides Like This Solution to High Health Care Costs
It is quite rare that ideas are proposed that transcend partisanship. Even rarer...
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An Entire Generation Stunted by Student Loan Debt
My generation has seen a lot in our young lifetimes. We are the...
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Fair Treatment for the Men and Women of Our National Guard
In February, I met with Command Sergeant Major Steve Curtis, a retired member...
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Obama is Making Big Changes to Medicare
Beginning today, almost 800 hospitals across the country will be impacted by the...
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Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
“I’m not really into politics,” or “I know nothing about politics,” are the...
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Senate Narrowly Votes to Advance National Monument Bill
Yesterday, the Senate voted in favor of the minority report of LD 1600...
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Raising the Minimum Wage (At All) Will Kill Economic Growth
This fall, the voters of Maine may be treated to not one but...
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Another Common Core Bait and Switch
Every state in the country that has claimed to have “repealed” the Common...
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Garland is No Moderate
After the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Maine’s long-term Republican Senator,...
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Welfare Programs Harm Recipients
America’s $700 billion per year welfare system is actually doing more harm than...
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Colleges Need to Get a Grip And Do Their Jobs
Recent events on college campuses around the country show that “political correctness” culture...
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Cutting Cronyism and Taxes are a Maine Source of Opportunity
Sad news struck Maine’s once-thriving paper industry recently. Only months after Verso Corp....
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Important Pro-Employer Bill Killed by Labor Unions
Another pro-employer bill has died at the hands of the divided 127th Legislature....
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Bill to Protect Gun Owners in Subsidized Housing Heads to Governor’s Desk
AUGUSTA –The legislation proposed by Senator Andre Cushing (R-Penobscot) to protect the rights...
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Maine National Guard Tuition Waiver Passes House
LD 1343 among five bills aimed at helping Maine veterans passed as part...
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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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Holding the President Accountable to the Constitution
This month, the House has acted to challenge the President on his unlawful...
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Maine doesn’t need Michael Bloomberg’s gun control agenda
Last week, the Senate joined the House of Representatives in voting to indefinitely...
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Maine Becomes 25th State to Pass Right-to-Try
Yesterday, Governor Paul LePage (R) signed LD 180, “An Act To Allow Terminally...
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Common Core Doesn’t Add Up
Growing up within the public school system, I dreaded the days or weeks...
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Bill to Protect Gun Owners in Subsidized Housing Wins Bipartisan Support in House
Augusta – On a vote of 92-54, the legislation proposed by Senator Andre...
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Common Sense & the Minimum Wage
As I’m sure you already know, certain politicians in the state of Maine,...
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Let’s Tear Down the Wall Between Breweries and Brewpubs
Perhaps as early as Wednesday, the Maine House of Representatives has a chance to...
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Bill to Offer Energy Relief to Businesses Clears Final Legislative Hurdle
Augusta – A bill which would provide businesses in Maine with energy cost...
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Should Maine Teachers Be Armed?
Should we allow our teachers to be trained and armed like some schools...
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Ranked Choice Voting: Wrong for Maine & Blatantly Unconstitutional
Until recently, I assumed that all measures placed on the ballot were lawful....
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Patients, Customers and Taxpayers Should Be Worried
Community Health Options (CHO) has decided to increase prices for patients and customers...
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Lawmakers Come Together to Pass Right-to-Try Legislation in Augusta
Amidst all of the disagreement over controversial issues such as welfare reform and...
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That’s Not Trump, That’s Reality
There’s a fair amount of rivalry between my school and Bowdoin College. Our...
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Free Trade and Free Markets – They’re The Same Thing!
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may disagree on a number of issues, but...
