Hard budget times are upon us. Maine’s public schools are knee deep in debate over how to deal with cuts. Schools are being asked to cut hundreds of thousands of dollars to make ends meek. Many districts have put a … Continue reading
Pine Tree Politics would just like to take a moment out of our day to say happy birthday to Maine’s junior Senator. Susan Margaret Collins was born 57 years ago today, just ten years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. … Continue reading
One of the more interesting things to examine about Maine’s recent fight over same sex marriage is the cohesion of the people of a particular district (in this case, we will be examining the 35 Senate districts) to the vote … Continue reading
Time is currently conducting their search for 2009′s per son of the year, and they are asking us to give our input on how influential their chosen candidates are. Going through the list we find that #5 is none other … Continue reading
Following up on my initial story, speculating that former Democrat challenger to Olympia Snowe Jean Hay Bright may enter the race for Maine’s 2nd congressional district, this afternoon I received a response to my original inquiry from Hay Bright. In … Continue reading
Politico today ran a piece on Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell – the president’s special envoys – suggesting that both men are facing more difficult challenges in their jobs than originally thought. Mitchell, of course, is the former Senate Majority … Continue reading
This morning, I got wind of an interesting rumor that would immediately shake up the race in Maine’s second congressional district. Keep in mind, this is only a rumor at this point – but I am hearing some buzz that … Continue reading
Advocates of gay marriage suffered yet another blow yesterday, as the New York State Senate voted 24-38 to reject a proposal that would have legalized same-sex marriages in the state of New York. Governor Patterson had pledged to sign the … Continue reading
Last week I got wind of some disgruntled people, unhappy over the way that the Maine Senate Republicans were conducting their recruitment for the 2010 Maine Senate races. The charge was that Senator Kevin Raye was pursuing a strategy of … Continue reading
Seeking to get the jump on his primary competitors, Les Otten is hitting the airwaves with the first gubernatorial commercial of the year. I’d link to it or embed it, but the Otten team says they will have it available … Continue reading
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