Maine is inching toward implementing the medical marijuana dispensaries voters approved last November. There have been some bumps on the road, the process continues. 29 applications have been filed to open one of eight dispensaries. One is allowed in each … Continue reading
When I heard that the Maine AFL-CIO and the Maine Education Association endorsed Libby Mitchell for governor I darn near fell out of my chair. Shocked, surprised, and stunned accurately describe my feelings upon hearing the news. That same day, … Continue reading
The early bird favorite for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 – Mitt Romney – is wasting no time weighing in to the Maine political scene this year. Today, Romney’s “Free and Strong America” political action committee (which, for … Continue reading
Last Thursday, federal revenues that Augusta legislators expected to balance this year’s budget dried up, leaving Maine $85 million short. Maine state legislators had been counting on increased federal funding for social programs like Medicaid, unemployment insurance, SCHIP, and TANF, … Continue reading
Rob Tornoe picks on Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage in his latest cartoon. Continue reading
State Senator Dennis Damon (D-Trenton) and State Representative Leila J. Percy (D-Phippsburg) have announced they will support Eliot Cutler for governor. Damon believed Cutler to be the most qualified to lead the state of all the gubernatorial candidates. He was … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I wrote how important Senators Snowe and Collins were to the success or failure of the “carried interest” tax hike bill. Now Maine Watchdog has picked up the issue with their own story. “Mike Burgmaier, a … Continue reading
This past Tuesday I tagged along the campaign trail with Dean Scontras, candidate for Maine’s 1st Congressional District seat. What an eye-opening day. I believe we made a total of nine stops around town, none of them set up simply … Continue reading
AFSCME and Americans United for Change (you may know them as “Big Labor”) are aggressive backers of a bill pending in the Senate that purports to deal with jobs, but which conveniently also contains a large tax hike on those … Continue reading
AFSCME and Americans United for Change (you may know them as “Big Labor”) are aggressive backers of a bill pending in the Senate that purports to deal with jobs, but which conveniently also contains a large tax hike on those … Continue reading
Account
Start a blog
Send us your news
Post an event
See it. Fix it.