Maine is in a budget crunch. That isn’t news to anyone, including educators. Education takes the biggest slice of the pie (40% of the state budget), so it is sure to face cuts. That isn’t news either. With a $66 million … Continue reading
Welcome to Pine Tree Politics’ first poll of the gubernatorial season. We will be conducting these polls semi-regularly in the coming months, so we can track movement and changes in support as time goes by. Still – it should be … Continue reading
The Republican primary has – up to this point – been a remarkably cordial, quiet affair with no real engagement between the candidates. Well, consider that segment of the campaign over, because the first real shots of the Republican primary … Continue reading
I conducted the first interview in the State of Maine Education series with Dr. Robert Hasson. Dr Hasson is superintendent of schools in my district, SAD #51. In the interview we discussed dropout rates, school consolidation, charter schools, and more.
The Governor is leaving today on another trade mission, this time to Spain and Germany. According to the Maine International Trade Center, the state-funded organization that is organizing the trip, this mission is different. This time, instead of focusing on … Continue reading
Former United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, Peter Cianchette, has been looked to for another run for governor ever since he narrowly lost to John Baldacci in the 2002 gubernatorial election. In 2006, he initially looked poised to run again, … Continue reading
On September 16th, Senator Max Baucus released his alternative health care reform bill. Senator Baucus intended his bill to appeal to both those who wanted a public option and those who preferred a market based solution. Rather than bringing sides … Continue reading
A DailyKos/Research 2000 survey was conducted from September 14 through September 16, and gave us our first glimpse of how the 2010 race looks as of right now. The results? Well, as you might expect, the polling data betrays the … Continue reading
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Democrat gubernatorial candidate Rosa Scarcelli. Of course, by recently, I mean she was nice enough to speak with me a week and a half ago, but I have been … Continue reading
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