Thousands of Mainers Could See Premium Increases over 40%
Community Health Options (CHO), a Lewiston-based insurance provider, has asked the Maine Bureau of Insurance for a whopping 44.9% rate increase on their catastrophic level plan. CHO is one of […]
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Zoning Regulations Are Driving Up Portland Rents
Renting in Portland remains unaffordable for many of its residents. Instead of saving up money for new clothes, a new car, or a much deserved vacation, many Portlanders are trapped in […]
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Fuzzy Math In Push For Raising The Minimum Wage
As I watch the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour unfold, one question comes to mind: Why $12? My first thought was that the number had […]
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The Great Blueberry Bailout
What comes to mind when you think about Maine? Well, a lot of things actually, but the answer I’m looking for is blueberries. The tiny, indigo-colored berries are the state’s […]
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At What Point Can We Admit Obamacare Has Failed?
It’s been almost six years since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, and it’s become clear that it has failed to achieve any of it’s major objectives. […]
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Maine’s Obamacare “Success Story” Falters
Community Health Options, a Lewiston based health insurance co-op has announced that it will suspend new individual enrollment on December 15, a month and a half before the open enrollment period officially […]
Read More →Major Donor to Maine Campaign Finance Group Has History of Attempting to Buy Election
Sean Eldridge, a major financier of Mainers for Accountable Elections, the group behind Question 1 in November, has been accused of attempting to buy a congressional seat. In his 2014 run […]
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The Liberals’ Hypocritical Dark Money Machine
Last week, a group of Mainers rallied in Augusta in support of a ballot initiative to make Maine elections “clean.” The referendum would make several changes to the Maine Clean […]
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New Report Highlights Maine’s Poor Fiscal Health
Maine ranks 42 in the nation on fiscal health according to a new study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Such low rankings are not new to Maine—in […]
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How Your Representative and Senator Voted On The Budget
On Tuesday, the Maine House and Senate voted in favor of the $6.7 billion budget over Governor Paul R. LePage’s veto. The governor sent the budget back to the legislature on […]
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