Phil: It looks like your union buddies have been pushing hard for a little return on their 2012 campaign investment these days. Democrats have had quite a couple of weeks doing their bidding. Ethan: You mean doing the bidding of all working people in Maine. Passing a minimum wage increase and defeating (un) “fair share” […]
Governor Paul LePage has been pushing his plan to pay off the state’s hospital debt with money from liquor sales from the start of this legislative session. Despite the Democrats coming up with a plan of their own, even Ethan agreed with an independent analysis that found LePage’s proposal to pay hospitals through a revenue bond is […]
The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is holding hearings all week on more than 20 bills that will change Maine law when it comes to buying, possessing and selling guns and ammunition. Political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling discuss which ones are likely to pass, which ones have no chance, and where the […]
Recent polling has made clear that Maine people want an assault weapons ban, a limit on magazine clip size, and universal background checks. The question is whether our US Senators Collins and King will represent the people in their upcoming vote or whether they will listen to the NRA which opposes all these provisions. Additionally, will the […]
Ethan: As I am sure you saw, a very interesting poll was released this week. It has Gov. Paul LePage widening his lead over the field for governor. It puts President Barack Obama’s approval rating below 50 percent. It shows that people are liking LePage’s policies, if not his governing style. It clarifies (again!) that […]
Nineteen months before Election Day, 2014, it appears that election season is back in full swing. In what appears to this political analyst to be an unprecedented move in Maine politics, Gov. Paul LePage’s political arm, Maine People Before Politics, has purchased $41,775 worth of television advertising time. I confirmed the buy with operatives from […]
According to an anonymous source who asked not to be identified, poll numbers being released tomorrow by well-known and long-time pollster Patrick Murphy, president of Pan Atlantic SMS Group, hold some serious surprises. While I don’t know all the specifics, I understand there are four broad conclusions we will learn: 1) President Obama’s popularity has […]
This month it is expected that the U.S. Senate will begin debate on comprehensive gun safety legislation in reaction to the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Unfortunately, the one direct law that could have lessened the carnage in those classrooms, a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, will not be part of the bill. The reason? Because […]
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