Last week, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee held a hearing regarding Operation Choke Point with Federal Deposit…
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With voters last November resoundingly supporting fiscally conservative candidates who campaigned on reducing government spending, Democrats would be wise to…
Early Friday morning, Senate Republicans passed their first budget since 2006. The vote was split along party lines 52-46, with…
No two children are alike—so why must we insist upon educating them like they are? Common Core isn’t necessarily a…
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) provides some of the best and sometimes only coverage of statewide policy issues. That…
According to Governor LePage’s administration, 9,000 fewer Mainers have been using SNAP benefits, commonly called food stamps, since last year…
Last month, the Tax Foundation released a study analyzing the relationship between cigarette taxes and smuggled cigarettes in each state.…
As I have repeatedly said, too many of our hard-working families and small businesses continue to be hurt by the…
On Monday, the Maine State Legislature will host public hearings on bill requests made by members of the Maine House…
In a bipartisan push for reform, Maine Sen. Andre Cushing III (R-Penobscot County) and Maine Rep. Justin Chenette (D-Saco) have…
On Thursday, hundreds of union supporters packed into the State House to stump for higher wages and voice their anger…
On Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton admitted it may have been a mistake to exclusively use a private email server during…
As Chair of the Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development Committee (LCRED), and as a member of the committee…
Today, the Maine Supreme Court issued its ruling on a case involving the ongoing public dispute between Governor Paul R.…
Voters and legislators across Maine are just beginning to sort through Governor LePage’s ambitious new tax reform package. While many…
On Thursday, the Portland Green Independent Committee announced that it will be pushing to double the minimum wage in Maine’s…
Several months ago, Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and former Maine Sen. Dick Woodbury, I-Yarmouth, announced an initiative to change…
Checkmate, Mr. Mayor. With the revelation that Portland’s homeless shelters have knowingly been giving shelter to frequent stayers who have…
As someone who has left the state and become a Mainer-in-exile, it can be tough to keep in touch with…
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torrensen ruled that federal law prohibits Maine residents from buying prescription drugs from…
Maine seems to have taken a side in the U.S. Supreme Court case regarding Obamacare subsidies – but it’s not…
Maine might just be the most lavish state in the U.S. – at least when it comes to General Assistance.…
Tell me if you’ve heard this one. A self-identifying progressive city, a home to a vibrant community of artists and…
Liberals in Maine and Washington, D.C. are suffering a new psychological condition, one that started very recently, in November. Symptoms…
Governor Appoints Education Commissioner Due to health concerns, Governor LePage has replaced Education Commissioner James Rier with historian Tom Desjardin. …
The argument against expanding government run health care in America just got a lot stronger – thanks to the unlikeliest…
MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, the architect of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), was commissioned by the Maine Bureau of…
Unrest Continues Protests continued in Ferguson, Missouri last night over the results of a grand jury investigation into police officer…
On Monday, the FBI released Crime in the United States, 2013, a report detailing the estimated crimes in the United States…
In the newest iteration of Forbes’ Best States for Business report, Maine ranked 49th—one place higher than last year. In…
You Can Come Out Now! Today marks the end of Kaci Hickox’s incubation period! Hickox has faced numerous threats of quarantine…
Last month, the non-partisan Tax Foundation released its 11th annual State Business Tax Climate Index. Maine received a below-average rank, coming in…
Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn has released this year’s edition of his annual report on wasteful spending in the federal…
There are plenty of differences between the Maine gubernatorial candidates this election. Whether it concerns tax, labor, business or welfare…
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than 90 days to Election Day, it’s time…
Jay Nordlinger, well-known columnist for National Review, has written a series about the Pine Tree State, “The State of Maine:…
The two Republican candidates battling for a chance to become the next congressman from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District shared a…
A Maine native and resident of Lyman will soon return from testing the capabilities of the U.S. Navy’s latest line…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s jobless rate dropped to 6.2 percent in the month of December, the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL)…
AUGUSTA – The Wall Street Journal on Friday quoted a respected market research group as saying Maine is one of…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s jobless rate hit 6.7 percent in the month of October—the rosiest unemployment picture the Pine Tree State…
House Speaker Mark W. Eves (D-North Berwick) has been the driving force behind the Maine Democrat’s relentless campaign to expand…
“From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us…
The lone dissenting voice on the five-member Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine has warned state officials…
AUGUSTA – Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services gathered in Cross Office building Tuesday for…
MoneyRates.com has ranked Maine second in its report, “Worst States to Make a Living 2012” By Richard Barrington Senior Financial Analyst,…
These are excerpts from The Tax Foundation’s “2013 State Business Tax Climate Index.” See entire report here. By Scott Drenkard and…
Obama.com owned by bundler in Shanghai with business ties to Chinese government A breaking story on Brietbart.com reveals that the Obama.com…
By Prof. John Frary Governor LePage’s proclamation of July 31 as “Milton Friedman Day” probably needs some explanation. Although more…
Maine state and local business taxes grew less than the national average, at 2.4% between 2010 and 2011 but actual…
By Joel Allumbaugh Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that Obamacare, the so-called “Affordable Care Act,” can stand, we…
By J. Scott Moody, CEO The Maine Heritage Policy Center The Lewiston Sun Journal ran an inaccurate editorial on Sunday,…
Anecdotally, it is a well-worn verse in Maine that the state has been losing its young people. A new study…
With less than two months to go until the June 12th primary election for Senate candidates, the fundraising efforts of…
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is scheduled as a keynote speaker at the Maine Republican Party convention in May, sparking…
Crash Barry has a piece worth reading on his blog, titled ‘Angus King for Senate? No thanks!’: Just piecing together…
By Leif Parsell In an opinion piece published on the progressive blog “dirigoblue.com,” State Representative Timothy Driscol (D-Westbrook), compared Governor…
State Representative Kathy Chase (R- Wells) joins host MD Harmon to discuss her views on the state legislature’s accomplishments