Say what you want about Paul LePage, he’ll do what he wants before you’ve finished your sentence. Maine’s governor strikes while the iron is hot and isn’t afraid to lose any one battle because he will start and fight so many more. Of course he’s got a stable of nimble attorneys and staffers to do […]
Cynthia: Mike, when the Republican Party passes a law to make freedom-loving states like Maine fly the NRA flag on its capitol dome, should it take a super-majority vote of the Legislature to fly it at half staff after mass shootings, or a simple majority? Mike: Oh, come on Cynthia. Republicans prefer to let states […]
The debate over the budget — sometimes between Republicans and Democrats, other times between the Executive and Legislative branches — is heated, to say the least. I predicted last week on how I expect it would end, but the BDN political reporters found an interesting development. Representative Heather Sirocki (R-Scarborough) sent the Attorney General a […]
Mike: Well Cynthia, it looks like the House GOP negotiating tactic worked. They asked for a compromise that addressed some of their concerns, received it, and the “shutdown” boogeyman went away. Now if only the Legislature hadn’t left the negotiating until the 11th hour… Cynthia: The boogeyman may be gone, but the Grinch is lurking […]
Cynthia: Our governor has had a rough couple of weeks, Mike. The tribes walked out on him, he’s been sidelined in budget talks, and the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Janet Mills on his effort to kick 19- and 20-year-olds off MaineCare. What a disaster. If you ask me, the governor needs to do something […]
Mike: Between marijuana, bears, and electoral reform, it seems Maine voters are doing the lawmaking over the next two years. Should we just abolish the Legislature? Cynthia: No way! Who but the Maine Legislature would make it easier for angry young men to carry loaded concealed weapons into bars that stay open until 2 a.m.? […]
