All posts tagged "question 1"
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‘The Will of the People’ and the home care hypocrisy
If you’ve followed Maine politics in the last two years, you know that...
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Maine voters reject Question 1
After a yearlong campaign of misinformation waged by the supporters of Question 1,...
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Question 1 a scheme to achieve fully socialized medicine
More and more we are seeing direct democracy take hold in our elected...
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Question 1 is a shell game
Question 1 plays on voters’ emotions to pass policies that will hurt the...
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New report details devastating impacts of Question 1
The Maine Heritage Policy Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23 released a new study...
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Question 1 will fail those it is intended to help
Question 1 promises a false sense of security that is destined to fail...
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MHPC to educate the public on impacts of Question 1
Over $400,000 of Soros money helped put the Universal Home Care initiative on Maine’s ballot...
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Question 1 on November’s ballot is bad policy
There are so many bad policies rolled into Question 1 on November’s ballot...
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Question 1’s new surtax would be detrimental to Maine’s economy
This commentary was originally published in the Bangor Daily News. The state economist recently...
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Why do Maine liberals want to penalize marriage?
Proponents of the Universal Home Care tax plan were either caught by surprise...
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Question 1 would devastate Maine’s economy
1,700 fewer Maine residents. 1,800 fewer workers in our labor force. 3,800 fewer...
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The ‘universal home care’ referendum will be disastrous for Maine’s economy
Ballot Question 1 is another benign-sounding, feel-good referendum. In reality, it’s one more...
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Important questions regarding our future are on the ballot; make your voice known
Maine needs you to make important decisions that will affect our future. Please...
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Ballot Questions May Run Afoul of Maine Constitution
Last week I spoke at a forum during Constitution Week at Husson University....
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Question 1 Ballot Committee Claims Immunity to Law They Helped Enact
Last November, Mainers voted to pass Question 1, nearly tripling the amount of...
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Was the 2014 Question 1 Funding Increase Necessary?
A few months ago the voters of Maine passed a Citizen’s Initiative called...
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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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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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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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Frary: Some Questions About Proposition 1
FIRST: HAS THE CLEAN ELECTIONS LAW IMPROVED LEGISLATION? The Maine Clean Elections Act...
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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...
