On February 28, Gov. Janet Mills signed a proclamation expressing solidarity with the people of Ukraine and called on the…
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Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for the best interests of Mainers in favor…
Last week, the Cato Institute released the newest edition of its Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors. The institute’s…
August rolled in and although the garden looks good, I cannot say the same for Maine, the Republic or freedom.…
Maine Rep. Benjamin Collings of Portland held a press conference last week to boost support for LD 420, a bill…
Laura Catevenis, a resident of Lewiston, was close to rock bottom. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and, two years…
Lawmakers on the Health and Human Services Committee yesterday held a public hearing on a bill, sponsored by Rep. Beth…
The estate tax, often referred to as the “death tax,” is assessed by the government when property exchanges ownership after…
In 2013, former Maine Gov. Paul LePage established the Maine Open Checkbook website to give Mainers a more transparent view…
When I took office, MaineCare was running biennial budget deficits of more than $200 million, and our state owed the…
As we approach the winter holidays, we often look back and assess what we have accomplished and set goals for…
It was with great sadness that Ann and I learned about the passing of George H.W. Bush last week. He…
Over the next three years, the State is projected to collect more than $362 million than budgeted. Maine can–and should–return…
Last week I sent Governor-elect Janet Mills my administration’s recommended budget proposal. I called her attention to key measures I…
Last week, the Maine voters cast their ballot to elect Janet Mills as their next Governor, and the first female…
This year, Veterans Day marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which ended on the “eleventh…
Legislative leaders caved to the Maine Municipal Association and watered down my bill. While the new law adds protections for…
A decade ago, the International Marine Terminal in Portland was nothing more than a derelict ferry dock in an overgrown,…
In this tight labor market, we must use every tool at our disposal to encourage laid-off workers to search for…
Dear Honorable Members of the 128th Legislature: Under the authority vested in me by Article IV, Part Third, Section 2…
My administration passed a bill to lower health care costs in 2011, but Obamacare halted it in its tracks. The…
The Maine Department of Labor recently released its projections for job growth for the next several years. The media has…
People don’t value the things they get for free. Giving legal residents who are not yet citizens the right to…
The tragic deaths of two little girls under the watch of DHHS is spurring needed reforms to Maine’s child welfare…
It’s summer in Maine. We should be enjoying it. Instead, at the State House, “it’s deja vu all over again.”…
Earlier this week, Maine House Republicans sustained Governor LePage’s veto of a bill to implement Medicaid expansion, preventing more than $31…
Over the last seven and a half years, the Legislature and I have had many disagreements over process, policy and…
A year ago, House Republicans shut down state government to make sure bad policies did not pass. Now they are…
Each June, Maine voters go to the polls to elect local officials and vote on school budgets. The addition of…
As World War Two neared its end in June of 1945, General George Patton stated, “It is foolish and wrong…
I have been talking about the need to reduce energy prices for nearly eight years. Maine is a manufacturing state,…
Maine’s progressives have been selling the benefits of the minimum wage increase using faulty analysis. Don’t buy the hype. Our…
Americans paid their 2017 federal and state income taxes this week. Filing taxes isn’t a pleasant or easy task, but…
As Governor, it’s my responsibility to make the tough decisions. The upcoming closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility in Washington…
I have been working hard to protect our elderly Mainers and to help them stay in their homes. But Democrats…
One of my most important duties is to appoint judges to Maine’s district, superior and supreme judicial courts. The Maine…
We need to treat our elderly with respect and let them keep their dignity. And we must let them keep…
When I came into office in 2011, the state workforce had been subject to pay freezes and furlough days, reducing…
Obesity is a problem in our nation, and it’s a problem in Maine. But the USDA refuses to prohibit the…
As American citizens, one of our most precious rights and solemn duties is to vote. The active participation of our…
After the devastation from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the families who have to rebuild their lives need affordably priced lumber.…
If Washington insiders were forced to use the failing ObamaCare system, they would think twice about the gridlock they are…
Too much money can hide a lot of problems. Well, we spend more and more money every year on education,…
I’ve said it for years, and I will say it again. There is no amount of your money the Legislature…
If your car is less than 12 years old, you may be saving money in the near future. Rep. Richard…
Jon Stewart has spent some time on his “Daily Show” scorning Paul LePage. Yet Stewart and our governor have something important…