The following is the next interview in the State of Maine Education series. It is easy for education reformers to forget perhaps the most integral piece of the puzzle. Teachers. I thought it would be important to have teacher’s perspective … Continue reading
The Portland Press Herald published an Op/Ed today by gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler. In the Op/Ed Cutler outlined his displeasure with the Baldacci administration’s decision not to pursue charter schools in Maine. Cutler called the decision “tragic, crassly political and … Continue reading
Last week, Dean Scontras – unsuccessful Republican primary candidate for CD-1 in 2008 and the man behind The Republican Project – let it slip he is forming an exploratory committee for another run at Maine’s first district, this time against … Continue reading
Late last week, news broke that the state budget gap is now expected to exceed $400 million. Governor Baldacci is reportedly refusing to raise taxes to plug the budget hole – instead he has begun to push the state to … Continue reading
Last night, the United States Senate held a key procedural vote to begin consideration of Harry Reid’s healthcare reform bill, and both of Maine’s Senators voted against consideration of the bill. The final tally was directly along the party line, … Continue reading
Hey, it’s Friday, it is a slow news week – why not, right? National Geographic seems to be getting on board with that whole “Al Franken draws the United States” shtick – they asked members of the United States Senate … Continue reading
This is a question that I have been giving a great deal of thought over the course of the last couple weeks. I have argued – more than once – that I felt Maine was a somewhat libertarian state. In … Continue reading
The Republican Governor’s Association is meeting this week in Austin, Texas, and the attendees have a visitor – Matt Jacobson of Maine. The Republican gubernatorial candidate is in Austin, schmoozing with the RGA, meeting the nation’s Republican Governors (and Governors-elect), … Continue reading
This morning, Matt Gagnon of Pine Tree Politics called in to Drive Time Bangor to talk about an article written about the Federal stimulus legislation, and how it has been a giant waste of money with little real benefit, as … Continue reading
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