Well that was much ado about nothing. Republicans caved on redistricting and abandoned their ambitious, if controversial, “Western Maine” plan. The new congressional lines will look an awful lot like the old congressional lines with only a bit of lipstick … Continue reading
There is nothing so dangerous in government as a lawmaker who feels compelled to “do something.” People in government often feel they need to justify their own existence by finding a problem and then legislating a solution for it. Like … Continue reading
On Wednesday night, eight Republicans gathered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California to debate each other for the right to take on President Obama next year. Most eyes were on Gov. Rick Perry and former Gov. Mitt Romney, the two … Continue reading
On the national level, there has been a lot of talk about the cold shoulder Rep. Ron Paul has received from the media despite a very impressive showing at the Ames Straw Poll and being in third place in many national … Continue reading
This afternoon, a very important person in my life, Aaron Sterling, lost a life long and difficult battle with a horrendous disease, Cystic Fibrosis. Aaron was originally from Skowhegan, and my first encounter with him was at the University of … Continue reading
Lost in all the kerfuffle over congressional redistricting has been a rather interesting tidbit of news. Gov. Paul LePage has asked his cabinet to institute a new (for Maine) way of drawing up state budget numbers, something called “zero-base budgeting.” … Continue reading
The redistricting squabble has shown no signs, as of yet, of lessening. Yesterday, the redistricting commission held a public hearing, and invited Maine citizens to step up to the mic and give a piece of their mind to the lawmakers … Continue reading
You would think, after listening to the Democrats scream bloody murder at the unveiling of theRepublican congressional redistricting plan, that it represented some kind of unprecedented power grab, intended to crush the Democratic party forever. I suppose I can understand … Continue reading
In early April, then-Rep. Cynthia Dill introduced legislation in the Maine House that would have instituted a recall provision in Maine. This would have given Maine people the ability to essentially call for a “vote of no confidence” in the governor, legislators … Continue reading
Tarren Bragdon announced in April that he would be leaving his position as CEO of the Maine Heritage Policy Center to start up a similar organization in Florida, leaving a gaping hole in conservative policy leadership in Maine. Maine Heritage is … Continue reading
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