All posts tagged "Opinion"
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HHS Committee Divided on Welfare Reforms
Augusta – Following a committee vote today on the welfare proposals brought forward...
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Diane Russell’s Unethical PAC Spending
In the past, I’ve written about the Maine version of the Hillary Victory...
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Medicaid Expansion Bill Before HHS Committee Today
Following the scheduled public hearings and work sessions today, the Health and Human...
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More than $89 Million Saved Through Welfare Reforms
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced yesterday its...
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Senate Advances Bill to Offer Energy Relief to Businesses
Augusta – A bill which would provide businesses in Maine with energy cost...
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Meaningful Welfare Reform Is More Than a Campaign Slogan
Due to pressure from some socialist legislators and progressive lobbyists, Senator Nathan Libby...
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$500 Million Price Tag on Latest Medicaid Expansion Bill
AUGUSTA — Today the Department of Health and Human Services released the fiscal...
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Who Are These People, Anyways?
Two organizations with interesting names are making a play on your Second Amendment...
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Why Make a Monument out of Land with No Buttes?
I’m not generally excited about parks. I like nature, there is no mistaking...
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How Economic Ignorance Kills Jobs
For the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would have the mentality...
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Say Goodbye to Two Billion Dollars
The signature “achievement” of Obama’s Presidency, Obamacare, was dealt yet another major blow...
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Who’s the Real Enemy Here, Anyway?
Being a movie buff, one of my favorites is Monty Python’s Life of...
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House Democrats Threatening to Take Over State Government
Regardless of your party affiliation, what happened in the Maine House of Representatives...
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No More Spending
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Contact: Adrienne Bennett, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531...
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Honoring the Women Pilots of World War II
This March, as our Nation celebrates the lives and accomplishments of women throughout...
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Don’t Let Bloomberg Buy Your Rights!
Members of the House of Representatives may have Bloomberg’s gun control ballot initiative...
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Madison Mill to Close, Laying Off 214 Workers
On Monday, Madison Paper Industries announced its decision to close, laying off 214...
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Solutions That Work for Maine
For several years in a row, Maine’s business climate has ranked among the...
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Unnecessary Regulations Strangle Maine’s Economy
Maine’s harsh regulatory climate continues to hinder our state’s economic growth, especially for...
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Tax Committee Votes to Kill the Death Tax
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 11, 2016 Contact: Adrienne Bennett, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531...
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TANF Work Participation Rate a Staggering 19%
Amidst the chaos under the dome yesterday surrounding the Democrat’s new “welfare reform...
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The Democrats Are Pretending to Care About Welfare Reform
It’s an election year, so Democrats in the State Legislature are again feigning...
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Is Trump Good for Libertarians?
Donald Trump is no libertarian. From his nationalistic views on immigration and trade...
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Elected Office Can’t Buy Class (And please, leave your small hands out of the debates)
This past week our country was saddened to hear former first lady Nancy...
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Millennial Diaries: The Good and Bad of Being Conservative on a College Campus
“Do you like ice cream?” This is what a canvasser asked groups of...
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Democrats Release Hostages in Augusta
I have good news from the Coliseum on the Kennebec! The State House...
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HHS Committee to Address Lax Welfare Policies Tomorrow
For a number of years, Maine law has been more lenient than federal...
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14 Solutions to Our Broken Health Care System
As I travel through our Second Congressional District, some of the most frequent...
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We Should Have Been Farmers
“The mark of a healthy, dynamic market is having new firms constantly challenge...
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Fatuous February
Word reaches us that Rep. Demosthenes Platterbaff (D-Twin Peaks) is preparing a bill...
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Maine Businesses and Taxpayers Deserve More
It appears that State legislative leaders and Governor Paul LePage may finally reach...
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Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage
Proponents of a higher minimum wage, led by the Maine People’s Alliance, have...
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Part II: Suggesting the Obvious – Starting at the Beginning, and the Top
Sometimes, seemingly intractable problems need to be addressed with ‘brute force.’ That is,...
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Thirty Years into a Two-Year Job
I graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in mathematics not...
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Blue, Orange, and Green: The Case for Sunday Hunting in Maine
Vincent Van Gogh once said, “There is no blue without yellow and without...
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Why Are You so Obsessed with Me?
As all of Maine and most of the country is already aware, Donald...
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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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This Version of Expanded Medicaid is Not Better
If you didn’t know better, you would think that certain legislators in Augusta...
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It Should Be Safe to Die in Maine
“Confiscatory and ill-spent taxes, including its estate tax, have forced a flight of...
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President Obama Puts Extreme Agenda Over National Security, Again
This past week, President Obama demonstrated, yet again, that he puts his party’s...
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Occupational Licensing Needs Reform
Among the many deeply flawed and harmful regulations and rules passed by Maine...
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State House Hostage Crisis Escalates
If there were ever any doubt that Democrats in the Maine House of...
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Deficits, Debts, and Drug Addiction
A three part series on chronic abuse of other peoples’ money Part I: The...
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A Bill That’s Still Bad for Maine
The push for Medicaid expansion in Maine perfectly fits the common saying “if...
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Republicans Vote for Bill to Encourage Consumer Savings in Healthcare Marketplace
Augusta – Yesterday, Republicans on the Legislature’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee endorsed...
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Maine’s Sportsman Tradition
As an avid outdoorsman, a proud gun owner, and a member of the Congressional...
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Good Policy Must Overcome Political Games
Legislative Democrats have decided to brazenly support policy that hurts our state’s businesses...
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NRA: Let’s Make it Easier for the Home Team
You’d be hard pressed to come up with a state more rich with...
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“Full Employment” is a Faux Reality in Maine
The state of Maine, specifically its metro areas of Portland, Lewiston and Bangor,...
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LePage Rightly Moves to Increase Maine’s Rainy Day Fund
Today, Governor Paul LePage announced he will introduce common-sense legislation that will help...
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How Creativity Saves Money in Health Care
There has been a lot of talk lately about the cost of health...
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The Press Herald is Wrong on the Gas Tax
“Struggling Mainers should suck it up and pay a higher gas tax. We...
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NRA: Fundamental Rights Belong to Every Law-Abiding American
Harvey Lembo, a sixty-seven-year-old retired lobsterman from Rockland, Maine, was tired of being...
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Curbing Higher Education Cost Starts with Smart Expenditures
The University of Maine is the premier public institution of higher education in...
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Out-of-State Welfare Spending Plummets Under LePage Administration Policies
Thanks to continued efforts by Governor Paul LePage, the amount of Maine welfare...
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Protecting Our Seniors
In the next decade and a half, our country’s senior population is expected...
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Repairing the Government-Business Relationship
Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with dozens of business owners about...
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Dancing on Scalia’s Grave Doesn’t Make Society Better
On Saturday, the country was stunned when reports began to surface saying that...
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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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Protecting Our Right to Protect Our Home
Imagine waking up in the night and hearing someone in your home. How...
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This is About Maine Jobs
Our Great State of Maine is known for many unique industries and trades,...
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Beardsley Nomination Temporarily Withdrawn
Today, Governor Paul LePage announced that he was withdrawing, albeit temporarily, the nomination...
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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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Bloomberg Astroturfed Maine Years Ago
Billionaire and former mayor Michael Bloomberg, financial backer of the upcoming “universal background...
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Maine Minimum Wage Could Become Highest in Country
A coalition comprised of three liberal political entities in the state of Maine...
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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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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Selects Maine as Next Target for Gun Control Agenda
A few days ago Maine Moms Demand Action, a group funded by anti-gun...
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LD 1305: The Bill You Don’t Realize How Much You Want to Pass
Have you heard of the latest health-care cost reduction proposal before our state...
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The Brookings Institution and Paul LePage
In October 2006, The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program published “Charting Maine’s Future:...
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FDA Bureaucracy Hinders Potentially Life-Saving Treatments
There is a humanitarian movement growing momentum right now at the state level referred...
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Sigaud: Healthcare Prices not Reflective of Quality of Care
If you’re like most people, you know very little about the costs of...
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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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House Votes to End Impeachment Order Charade by Landslide Bipartisan Vote
Members of the Maine House of Representatives defeated the effort to impeach Governor...
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Posik: Hillary’s Exploitation of Maine
When you’re a conceited, self-centered elitist like Hillary Clinton, you often believe you...
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Sigaud: Once Again, Lawmakers Push for Medicaid Expansion
State lawmakers are renewing their efforts to expand Medicaid, despite Governor LePage’s continued...
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Schaeffer: Updating the Filibuster Conundrum
More than three years ago, The Maine Wire ran a brief item of...
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Frary: December Duds and Dillies
In December 2015, the Republican majorities in Congress reached agreements with their Democratic...
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Education Alone is Not Enough
There is a bill before the legislature this session dealing with a question...
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Lockman: Cronyism, Corruption and the Saga of Good Will-Hinckley
It’s a new year, and being an even-numbered year, it’s an election year,...
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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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Gagnon: Maine liberals can’t win with a grassroots organizing army
I have never been much fan of spiking the football. I like to...
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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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Posik: The biggest problem facing America is… definitely not climate change
While President Obama endlessly carries on in Paris about the global threat of...
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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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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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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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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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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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Posik: Boehner’s Last Deal
Days from stepping down as Speaker of the House, John Boehner and other...
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Poliquin: President Puts Nation At Risk By Vetoing NDAA
As a Member of Congress, there is no greater honor than standing up...
