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SHOCKING REMARK AT GUBERNATORIAL FUND-RAISER 27 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm

Two Democrats say Mike Michaud made an intelligent remark during a fund-raiser. This just in. A couple of Democratic legislators told me yesterday that they heard Mike Michaud said something intellige...

M.D. Harmon: LoFo voters, biased media bolster Obamacare apologists 27 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm

One of the current political buzzwords is “LoFo voter,” a short way to describe “low-information” members of the electorate who either rarely pay attention to the news, or who get their information fr...

Frary: Obamacare in Maine 21 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm

“RE: Changes to the 2014 Verso Health Benefits Program,” a memo sent to all employees of Verso Paper from Kenny D. Sawyer, V.P. Human Resources. The VP explains “…our benefits team has worked closely ...

Video: Entrepreneurs battle New York Nanny State 20 Aug 2013 | 01:43 pm

  A new short film by Honest Enterprise is a must-see for fans of economic liberty with 15 minutes to spare. No Van’s Land documents the struggles and triumphs of New York City-based Community Transpo...

Feds release first round of Maine’s Obamacare “navigators” 19 Aug 2013 | 01:54 pm

Two non-profit groups will receive federal grants totaling more than $500,000 under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, for assistance they will provide signing Maine residents up for he...

LePage stresses pro-growth policies in weekly address 17 Aug 2013 | 01:55 pm

AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage on Friday released his weekly message, which stressed the need for Maine to implement pro-growth, job-creating policies. Read the full text of his message below: Job creatio...

Maine Education Commissioner Resigns 16 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm

AUGUSTA – Maine Department of Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen unexpectedly announced his resignation on Friday. Bowen, 44, is a Republican and former social studies teacher who served in the Hous...

M.D. Harmon: Anti-gun liberals prefer emotion over fact 16 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am

Anti-gun groups in the culture at large, along with significant voices in the major media, were awfully quick to join in a single message after the criminal tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Most conservative...

Expert: MaineToday Media skewed my Medicaid comments 16 Aug 2013 | 01:37 am

A policy expert with the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) has accused a MaineToday Media reporter of inaccurately portraying her comments in order to support his own opinions about Ma...

Frary: This Town and Olympia Snowe 13 Aug 2013 | 01:15 am

A new best seller, This Town, by Mark Leibovich presents some interesting points of comparison with Senator Olympia Snowe’s Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress. Leibov...

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