With the election of Paul LePage, it became clear that Maine’s school system would revisit the idea of performance pay for teachers. During the campaign LePage stated that tenure based pay for teachers needed reform. The governor-elect pointed to performance … Continue reading
In Maine’s 2010 election cycle, the gubernatorial race was historic in at least one way. For the first time in recent memory, the Democratic candidate can be viewed as the spoiler for the Independent, allowing the Republican to win with … Continue reading
Eliot Cutler somehow got his hands on a Wall Street Journal op-ed spot, and decided the most valuable topic he could think of to write about was how absentee voters “stole” the election from him. (I guess that explains the … Continue reading
Improvement and growth are words not associated with the economy much anymore. While some feel the worst is over, unemployment levels haven’t truly improved – most people have stopped looking – and prices have continued to rise; gas in Greater … Continue reading
In the last of the leadership elections, Rep. Emily Cain of Orono has been selected as the new Maine House Minority leader. Cain won out over challengers Seth Berry of Bowdoinham and Cynthia Dill of Cape Elizabeth. District 19 (part … Continue reading
Many of you have made it clear that you do not understand why I had such disdain for Eliot Cutler during the fall campaign. Before we move on and move forward, I want to try and articulate it–but it’s time … Continue reading
The LePage campaign announced their bi-partisan budget team this afternoon. The team will be led by Sawin Millet, a former commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and a long serving member of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee. Some … Continue reading
The elections are over and many Mainers are breathing a sigh of relief. No more television ads, phone calls, mail pieces, or door knocks. Our state contests were as competitive, vitriolic, and exciting as we have seen in recent memory. … Continue reading
One of the criticisms of my previous article on swing towns in Maine was that demographic changes which coincided with increasingly more liberal voting for Governor were responsible for many of the town’s appearance on my list. By that logic … Continue reading
As three in the morning flickers across my screen, we have seen enough to make some very rudimentary judgments about what has happened in Maine politics this night. I will try to clarify what we know as of right now, … Continue reading
