All posts tagged "referendum"
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Opinion: Initiative to restrict cruise ship passengers ‘not Portland-friendly’
This November, Portland residents will vote on five citizens’ initiatives, four of which were...
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Groups launch ballot initiative effort for paid family medical leave
A joint ballot initiative effort between the Maine People’s Alliance and the Maine...
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Southport voters rescind authority for locally-owned broadband network
Residents of Southport voted on June 28 to overturn approval for a fiber...
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Maine voters approve all three statewide ballot questions
Early returns on November 2 proved to be indicative of the results for...
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Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’ initiative complicates ongoing school renovations
School officials and building committees involved in Portland’s elementary school renovations are seeking...
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Campaign launched to repeal ranked-choice voting for presidential elections
On Tuesday, February 4, the Maine Republican Party announced they are launching a...
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People’s Veto effort to repeal vaccine mandate qualifies for March 2020 ballot
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap confirmed Thursday his office had certified the...
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Maine House passes bill to make wording of ballot questions ‘as simple as is possible’
The Maine House on Tuesday voted to approve a bill that would simplify...
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Stop unconstitutional initiatives from appearing on the ballot
Lawmakers are considering a flurry of ballot initiative reforms this session, from requiring...
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Progressive groups seek to solidify their referendum racket
Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee today will consider a bill...
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All Mainers should have a say in what issues make it on the statewide ballot
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee Monday held a public hearing...
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Maine should end tax increases at the ballot box
This week, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will hold a...
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Ballot initiatives should reflect the ambitions of Mainers in both congressional districts
Citizens Initiatives should be reserved for Maine citizens.
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Universal Home Care will create more wait lists
Here we go again. There’s another referendum on the ballot this fall that...
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Legislature did not thwart voters’ will with changes to referendum bills
Perhaps the most inaccurate narrative being pushed by lobbyists and special-interest groups in...
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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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What’s Next for the Referendum Questions
We have a lot of work to do in the upcoming Legislative session....
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Yesterday in Maine, David beat Goliath
Mainers weren’t supposed to defeat Michael Bloomberg’s agenda on the ballot yesterday. His...
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Portland Press Herald Refuses to Print Opinion Piece by Governor LePage
When Press Secretary Adrienne Bennett requested the opinion piece be considered for publication,...
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Question 3 is a Theft of Our Rights
As this everlasting election cycle winds down, none too soon, I thought I...
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Question 5: Changing the Game
In November of 2014, Governor Paul LePage (R) won re-election to his post...
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Maine People Can’t Trust the MEA
The Maine Education Association (MEA) has used out of state funds to place...
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The Real Impact of Question 2
Hi, I’m Ernie Copley. I’m a college business teacher and a financial planner...
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Maine Sheriffs Take a Stand on Question 3
Referendum Question 3 is a heavily out-of-state funded attack on the rights of...
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Seven Communities to Lose Education Funding Under Question 2
If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or...
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Question 3 is an Insult to Mainers
On November 8th, Maine citizens will go to the polls to cast their...
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Exemptions Are Actually Landmines in Question 3
Question 3 on this November’s ballot has been touted by gun control advocates...
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Question 3 Should Be Called the Gun Registry Bill
Question 3 on the November ballot calls for Universal Background Checks on all...
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Ballot Questions Are Terrible Ways to Make Law
If I told you an interest group sent a legislator a draft bill...
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Question 3 Intentionally Confusing to Isolate Gun Owners
Question 3 isn’t just an attack by anti-gun forces on our individual right...
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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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Hypocrisy: Dems Tout Bi-Partisanship in 2011 Tax Cuts but Support Question 2
As if it comes as any surprise, there is something remarkably hypocritical about...
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Another Reason Question 4 Is a Job Killer
Question 4 is a bad idea for many reasons. I find it highly...
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Gun Control Isn’t About Making Maine a Safer Place
To hear the supporters of Question 3 — Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to impose...
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Maine Small Business Coalition Masquerades as Independent Group to Support Question 2
The illusory truth effect explains that if someone repeats a lie over and...
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According to New Study, Education Equality Would Be Worse Under Question 2
This week, the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) – a nonprofit comprised of...
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Maine Enjoys Second Highest Personal Income Growth in the Nation, Without Question 4
Don’t look now – but Maine’s economy is powering ahead and proving that...
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Law Enforcement Shortage Predicted Under Question 3
People are quickly finding that, like many political issues, the devil is in...
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Ranked-Choice Voting Throws Out Traditional Voting System
Question 5 on the November ballot is asking Mainers to replace traditional elections...
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Question 4 Is a Problem Which Literally Just Keeps Growing
A few weeks ago, Greg Dougal and Adam Lee each presented their viewpoints...
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Question 2 Will Only Benefit Maine’s Most Resourceful School Districts
This year, Maine voters will face an array of ballot measures, replete with...
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Ballot Question 3 Is About Control
CONTROL: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over others. To regulate. Question 3...
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NRA Attacks Question 3 Ballot Initiative in Maine
Initiative will do nothing to keep guns away from criminals The National Rifle...
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We Don’t Need Bloomberg’s Nanny State Restrictions
It’s pretty clear by now that billionaire and former NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg,...
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Raising Minimum Wage Will Hurt Small Businesses and Increase Layoffs
The debate over the November ballot initiative to raise the statewide minimum wage has...
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Lighten Up, Bloomberg
Anyone who’s ever watched the movie Stripes, starring Bill Murray, about hapless men...
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Bucky Owen Owes Reynolds and Sportsmen an Apology
On July 24, 2016, Bucky Owen, former commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife...
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Referendum Question 3 Goes Beyond a Background Check
Supporters of Question 3 (to expand firearm background checks to private sales) continually...
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Question 4 Will Eliminate Low-Wage Jobs, Not Low Wages
Something I will occasionally do while going through checkout at a store is...
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Pro-Minimum Wage Study Filled with Flaws
Recently, advocates of increasing Maine’s minimum wage published a study highlighting the alleged...
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Maine Education Association Puts Money Into Political Campaigns, Not Classrooms
The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But...
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Question 4: Eliminating the Tip Credit Is Bad for Business
In the last few months, The Maine Wire has drawn attention to the...
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A Trip to the Bloomberg Big Top Road Show
The Ringmaster has all the answers to the questions no one is asking...
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It’s Not Enough to Show Up to Vote
Being an engaged citizen is more important today than ever. As the general...
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Checking the Facts of Minimum Wage Hikes
Maine’s third-largest industry is tourism. At a size of approximately $2.2 billion and...
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The Promise of a ‘True Majority’ With Ranked-Choice Voting Doesn’t Add Up
Clare Hudson Payne’s June 9 BDN OpEd in support of ranked-choice voting is an example...
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Ballot Order of Referendum Questions Announced
Yesterday, Secretary Dunlap announced the ballot order of referendum questions for the upcoming...
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Maine Doesn’t Need New York-Style Gun Control
The proposal for Universal Background Checks on the November ballot seems simple, but...
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Questioning the Citizenship Behind Citizen Initiatives
I have lived in Maine for sixteen years. When I first moved here,...
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Gun Control Initiatives Are Funded by a Few Anti-Gun Billionaires
Contrary to the grassroots image that anti-gun groups try to portray, their funding...
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Mainers for Responsible Gun Ownership is Yet Another Front for Bloomberg
On Tuesday, June 7 the Sun Journal posted a column in which David...
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MDOL Comments on Minimum Wage Ballot Question
On Monday, June 13, 2016, the Maine Department of Labor formally submitted public...
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Tax Hike Referendum Harmful to School Funding
A cone was excavated by the French at the site of ancient Lagash,...
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Another New York “Solution” for a “Problem” We Don’t Have
Here we go again. More out-of-state money pouring into Maine to help us...
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Ballot Questions Would Take Maine Backwards
We have made progress to lower the income tax, fight the drug epidemic,...
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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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Secretary of State Validates Marijuana Legalization Petition
AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has issued an amended determination on...
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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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Superior Court Remands Determination on Marijuana Legalization Petition
AUGUSTA – In a decision handed down today, Justice Michaela Murphy of the...
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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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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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Common Sense & the Minimum Wage
As I’m sure you already know, certain politicians in the state of Maine,...
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Mainers Should Get the Option to Vote on Marijuana
By now, you’ve likely heard of the lawsuit regarding the disqualified signatures on...
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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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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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Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage
Proponents of a higher minimum wage, led by the Maine People’s Alliance, have...
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Insider Scoop on the Latest Petition Circulator Fiasco
Roughly two weeks ago, just before the start of the spring semester at...
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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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Pro-Marijuana Groups Join Forces to Push Ballot Initiative
On Monday, two pro-marijuana groups in Maine – the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana...
