All posts tagged "referendum"

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...

Stop unconstitutional initiatives from appearing on the ballot

Lawmakers are considering a flurry of ballot initiative reforms this session, from requiring...

Progressive groups seek to solidify their referendum racket

Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee today will consider a bill...

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...

Maine should end tax increases at the ballot box

This week, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will hold a...

Ballot initiatives should reflect the ambitions of Mainers in both congressional districts

Citizens Initiatives should be reserved for Maine citizens.

Universal Home Care will create more wait lists

Here we go again. There’s another referendum on the ballot this fall that...

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...

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...

What’s Next for the Referendum Questions

We have a lot of work to do in the upcoming Legislative session....

Yesterday in Maine, David beat Goliath

Mainers weren’t supposed to defeat Michael Bloomberg’s agenda on the ballot yesterday. His...

Portland Press Herald Refuses to Print Opinion Piece by Governor LePage

When Press Secretary Adrienne Bennett requested the opinion piece be considered for publication,...

Question 3 is a Theft of Our Rights

As this everlasting election cycle winds down, none too soon, I thought I...

The 7 Fatal Flaws of Question 2

Question 5: Changing the Game

In November of 2014, Governor Paul LePage (R) won re-election to his post...

Maine People Can’t Trust the MEA

The Maine Education Association (MEA) has used out of state funds to place...

The Real Impact of Question 2

Hi, I’m Ernie Copley.  I’m a college business teacher and a financial planner...

Maine Sheriffs Take a Stand on Question 3

Referendum Question 3 is a heavily out-of-state funded attack on the rights of...

Seven Communities to Lose Education Funding Under Question 2

If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or...

Question 3 is an Insult to Mainers

On November 8th, Maine citizens will go to the polls to cast their...

Exemptions Are Actually Landmines in Question 3

Question 3 on this November’s ballot has been touted by gun control advocates...

Question 3 Should Be Called the Gun Registry Bill

Question 3 on the November ballot calls for Universal Background Checks on all...

Ballot Questions Are Terrible Ways to Make Law

If I told you an interest group sent a legislator a draft bill...

Question 3 Intentionally Confusing to Isolate Gun Owners

Question 3 isn’t just an attack by anti-gun forces on our individual right...

Ballot Questions May Run Afoul of Maine Constitution

Last week I spoke at a forum during Constitution Week at Husson University....

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...

Another Reason Question 4 Is a Job Killer

Question 4 is a bad idea for many reasons. I find it highly...

Gun Control Isn’t About Making Maine a Safer Place

To hear the supporters of Question 3 — Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to impose...

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...

According to New Study, Education Equality Would Be Worse Under Question 2

This week, the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) – a nonprofit comprised of...

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...

Law Enforcement Shortage Predicted Under Question 3

People are quickly finding that, like many political issues, the devil is in...

Ranked-Choice Voting Throws Out Traditional Voting System

Question 5 on the November ballot is asking Mainers to replace traditional elections...

Question 4 Is a Problem Which Literally Just Keeps Growing

A few weeks ago, Greg Dougal and Adam Lee each presented their viewpoints...

Question 2 Will Only Benefit Maine’s Most Resourceful School Districts

This year, Maine voters will face an array of ballot measures, replete with...

Ballot Question 3 Is About Control

CONTROL: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over others. To regulate. Question 3...

NRA Attacks Question 3 Ballot Initiative in Maine

Initiative will do nothing to keep guns away from criminals The National Rifle...

We Don’t Need Bloomberg’s Nanny State Restrictions

It’s pretty clear by now that billionaire and former NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg,...

Raising Minimum Wage Will Hurt Small Businesses and Increase Layoffs

The debate over the November ballot initiative to raise the statewide minimum wage has...

Lighten Up, Bloomberg

Anyone who’s ever watched the movie Stripes, starring Bill Murray, about hapless men...

Bucky Owen Owes Reynolds and Sportsmen an Apology

On July 24, 2016, Bucky Owen, former commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife...

Referendum Question 3 Goes Beyond a Background Check

Supporters of Question 3 (to expand firearm background checks to private sales) continually...

Question 4 Will Eliminate Low-Wage Jobs, Not Low Wages

Something I will occasionally do while going through checkout at a store is...

Pro-Minimum Wage Study Filled with Flaws

Recently, advocates of increasing Maine’s minimum wage published a study highlighting the alleged...

Maine Education Association Puts Money Into Political Campaigns, Not Classrooms

The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But...

Question 4: Eliminating the Tip Credit Is Bad for Business

In the last few months, The Maine Wire has drawn attention to the...

A Trip to the Bloomberg Big Top Road Show

The Ringmaster has all the answers to the questions no one is asking...

It’s Not Enough to Show Up to Vote

Being an engaged citizen is more important today than ever. As the general...

Checking the Facts of Minimum Wage Hikes

Maine’s third-largest industry is tourism. At a size of approximately $2.2 billion and...

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...

Ballot Order of Referendum Questions Announced

Yesterday, Secretary Dunlap announced the ballot order of referendum questions for the upcoming...

Maine Doesn’t Need New York-Style Gun Control

The proposal for Universal Background Checks on the November ballot seems simple, but...

Questioning the Citizenship Behind Citizen Initiatives

I have lived in Maine for sixteen years. When I first moved here,...

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...

Cartoon: Gun Control for Dummies

Courtesy of NetRightDaily

Mainers for Responsible Gun Ownership is Yet Another Front for Bloomberg

On Tuesday, June 7 the Sun Journal posted a column in which David...

MDOL Comments on Minimum Wage Ballot Question

On Monday, June 13, 2016, the Maine Department of Labor formally submitted public...

Tax Hike Referendum Harmful to School Funding

A cone was excavated by the French at the site of ancient Lagash,...

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...

Ballot Questions Would Take Maine Backwards

We have made progress to lower the income tax, fight the drug epidemic,...

It’s Not About the Children, It’s About the Union

The Maine Education Association is putting a dishonest initiative on the November ballot....

Secretary of State Validates Marijuana Legalization Petition

AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has issued an amended determination on...

Researching the Minimum Wage

On April 15 Nathan Strout’s “Fuzzy Math in Push for Raising the Minimum...

Superior Court Remands Determination on Marijuana Legalization Petition

AUGUSTA – In a decision handed down today, Justice Michaela Murphy of the...

Raising the Minimum Wage (At All) Will Kill Economic Growth

This fall, the voters of Maine may be treated to not one but...

Maine doesn’t need Michael Bloomberg’s gun control agenda

Last week, the Senate joined the House of Representatives in voting to indefinitely...

Common Sense & the Minimum Wage

As I’m sure you already know, certain politicians in the state of Maine,...

Mainers Should Get the Option to Vote on Marijuana

By now, you’ve likely heard of the lawsuit regarding the disqualified signatures on...

How Economic Ignorance Kills Jobs

For the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would have the mentality...

Don’t Let Bloomberg Buy Your Rights!

Members of the House of Representatives may have Bloomberg’s gun control ballot initiative...

Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage

Proponents of a higher minimum wage, led by the Maine People’s Alliance, have...

Insider Scoop on the Latest Petition Circulator Fiasco

Roughly two weeks ago, just before the start of the spring semester at...

Maine Minimum Wage Could Become Highest in Country

A coalition comprised of three liberal political entities in the state of Maine...

Pro-Marijuana Groups Join Forces to Push Ballot Initiative

On Monday, two pro-marijuana groups in Maine – the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana...