The Maine Polis

18/06/2024

https://www.maine.gov/ag/news/article.shtml?id=12801575

17/06/2024

https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-questions-fbi-director-wray-on-chinas-involvement-in-illegal-marijuana-grow-operations-in-maine

06/06/2024

Download the proposed Paid Family Leave ruleshttps://www.maine.gov/labor/docs/2024/rulemaking/12_702PFMLDraftRule.pdf

Submit comments online https://www.maine.gov/labor/rulemaking/

06/06/2024

05/06/2024

MOFGA is suing the EPA

A Maine farmers and gardeners association says the EPA should step up regulation of 'forever chemicals' that contaminate the sewage sludge fertilizer many farms use.

05/06/2024

http://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/federal-government-grants-state-maines-request-lease-advance-floating-offshore-wind-research

Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s offer of a research lease to the State for a floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine:

04/06/2024

The entire city of Westbrook is becoming a homeless shelter

20/03/2024

MaineDOT has been awarded a $22.4-million federal grant to help fund a project to reimagine the Libbytown area of Portland. The project aims to reconnect a community that was divided during the construction of I-295 in the late 1960s. MaineDOT and the City of Portland will work to modernize multimodal connections in the area to improve safety and mobility.

13/03/2024

18/01/2024

Here is the ruling from Maine's Superior Court, staying the decision to remove Trump from the ballot until the Supreme Court ways in.

08/01/2024

While Maine contemplates an EV mandate that would require over 43% of new vehicles (82% by 2032) purchased in Maine to be electric vehicles, the number of EV models qualifying for US EV tax credits has fallen from 43 to 19.

Now, before anyone asserts that I am in support of said tax credits... I am not. BUT I point this out as supporters of the mandate insist that these tax credits can help folks afford said electric vehicles. So if Mainers can't afford to purchase an electric vehicle without a (taxpayer-funded) tax credit, their options will be even MORE limited!

The fact is, EVs just can't compete without government support. Despite any tax credits, rebates, tax exemptions, or other subsidies, only 6% of new cars currently purchased by Mainers are electric vehicles.

As another source so aptly pointed out, "The EV market is a giant mirage artificially propped up by extensive government intervention."

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07/01/2024

Should Maine join a state compact to elect the president by national popular vote (LD 1578)?

TMP Podcast #15 – The Problem with the National Popular Vote Compact & Why It Won’t Work In Maine  Published Date: 06/24/2023 This episode looks at the latest legislative attempt to have Maine join the National Popular Vote Compact, which would have Maine’s presidential electoral votes go tow...

04/01/2024

Former ME US Senator George Mitchel is on the Epstein list

03/01/2024

Shenna Bellows was an Elector in the Electoral College for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. If any Maine voter disenfranchised by Secretary Bellows was unaware of this you know now.

Being an Elector in the Electoral College is a huge deal and honor for the party faithful. There is no way that any rational person could consider her impartial in the 2024 Presidential election when her guy she was an Elector for in 2020 is on the 2024 ballot!

This is beyond outrageous. How can an Elector for Joe Biden be allowed to run the state's Presidential election with Joe Biden on the ballot?

More Stalinist tactics...

"The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do."

31/12/2023

Official response from the Maine Dems on Bellows removing Trump from ballot

30/12/2023

27/12/2023

24/12/2023

Please let the committee know your thoughts about mandating electric vehicles in Maine!

10/12/2023

“On Tuesday, I attended a meeting of the Maine Automobile Dealers Association at CMCC. A great deal of alarming information was discussed in regard to electric vehicle mandates that could be coming to Maine citizens. My initial testimony to the board at the public hearing expressed huge concern with the fact that the Maine people have been left out of this upcoming vote.

In my opinion, it is not okay for a board of 7, assigned by the governor, to make a law that leaves the voices of Maine people silent. I believe 100% in “my car, my choice.” At the very least, such a mandate should be placed before elected officials, the legislature.

Recently, the Democratic Governor of Connecticut withdrew this California rule in his state. Connecticut is much more urban than Maine and yet the Democratic Governor realized that these rules are not possible for his state either. Why then are we having this forced upon us by unelected bureaucrats.

Please share your concerns with the Governor’s office. Your willingness to express your individual position regarding EVs is crucial for assuring a greater representation of our state’s citizens!”

02/12/2023

The NFL team will have a reception and celebrate the City of Lewiston and the Blue Devils' state championship in a pregame ceremony.

02/12/2023

Investigating illegal Chinese cannabis grows, keeping the Sea Dogs from leaving Maine, a Farm Worker’s Bill of rights and more have all been added to the legislative table for the upcoming second session. This episode discusses a few of those bills and how they could effect Maine policy. Themainepolis.com

TMP Podcast #19 – A Look at Some of the Bills Approved for the Upcoming 2nd Session  Published Date: 11/30/2023  1 Comment on TMP Podcast #19 – A Look at Some of the Bills Approved for the Upcoming 2nd Session Investigating illegal Chinese cannabis grows, keeping the Sea Dogs from leaving Main...

06/11/2023

If you're still on the fence about Question 2, consider that the state government isn’t permitted to spend in the same elections. Vote 'yes.'

09/10/2023

JGT2 Redevelopment plans to restart the cogeneration plant and sell power while redeveloping the mill site.