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Help may be on the way for Mainers struggling with skyrocketing electricity bills, at least if Republicans can get Democrat Legislators to work with them on proposals aimed at lowering rates.
Help may be in the way for Mainers struggling with skyrocketing electricity bills, at least if Republicans can get Democrat Legislators to work with them on proposals aimed to lower rates.
They say Maine Democrats are following Joe Biden's lead in "wokifying" Maine's schools and shutting out parents at the expense of educating Maine's students.
Screenshot from RSLC Ad "Erased" AUGUSTA – Maine Democrats woke up the day after Maine’s primary elections to a new ad from the RSLC blasting them for pushing a “woke” public school agenda and following unpopular President Joe Biden’s lead in shutting parents out of schools and participati...
“Janet Mills supported illegal immigrant voting before radical D.C. Democrats, like AOC, made it cool elsewhere."
In 2009 Governor Janet Mills opened the door to allowing non-citizens to vote in some Maine elections. That decision reverberates today as Portland moves forward with a push to allow non-citizen voting. PORTLAND – In May of 2009, Attorney General Janet Mills opened the door to allowing non-ci
Mainers hoping for relief at the gas pump will be disappointed to hear that Democrat Leaders Troy Jackson and Ryan Fecteau killed the bill without even allowing it to be put forward and debated.
It would have saved Mainers about 30 cents per gallon at the pump.
It won’t ever be debated or voted on in Augusta after top Dem Leaders refused to allow the proposal to even be considered by a top leadership panel.
Titled “Pay the Price: Maine”, the ad highlights positions Democrats have taken on the state and national level that have driven up electricity costs and gas & heating oil prices.
Screen capture from a recently announced five-figure digital video ad from the RSLC. AUGUSTA – The Republican State Leadership Committee is not pulling any punches in a new ad hitting Maine Democrats for supporting policies that have driven up energy costs and made life more expensive for Mai
Do you support Paul LePage? If so, do you like being labeled an "extremist" by Governor Janet Mills?
Janet Mills needs more campaign cash because the supporters of her opponent, former Governor Paul LePage are “extremists” according to an email signed by Governor Mills herself back in February.
For an active, involved, and reasonably informed Republican, the only things more annoying than that question are the people who ask it.
Read what Maine Examiner contributor Ken Frederic has to say about this.
Following is an Opinion Piece from Maine Examiner contributor Ken Frederic. Maine Examiner contributor Ken Frederic of Bristol, Maine. For an active, involved, and reasonably informed Republican, the only things more annoying than that question are the people who ask it. So, let us first stip
The backdrop Mills’ policy shift is set against is dark, even for a Maine winter.
The consequences of those policies and mandates have been dire on many fronts, from children and schools to our hospitals, nursing homes, record deaths from overdoses and a growing mental health crisis.
The backdrop Mills’ policy shift is set against is dark, even for a Maine winter. The consequences of those policies and mandates have been dire on many fronts.
The results were presented in a report by a consultant hired by Mills to study her policy.
Can you afford a $600 increase on your health insurance premiums?
The report was presented by a Mills' consultant hired to study the policy.
"The Democrats in charge appear to be unable or unwilling to address these and other challenges that directly affect our daily lives," says Rep. Nate Wadsworth.
Read the full piece here. Lots of information about Maine's health care shortage and crisis.
This is State Representative Nate Wadsworth with the Republican Weekly Radio Address. Four weeks ago, Central Maine Health Care approached a bipartisan group of legislators to sound the alarm. Unless something was done to change the Governor’s healthcare worker vaccination mandate, Mainers would
"An insult to hardworking Americans," said Senator Collins.
Read what else she had to say here.
Senator Susan Collins is joining an effort to block President Joe Biden’s payment of $450k per person to migrants who illegally crossed the US Border. WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Susan Collins is joining an effort to block President Joe Biden’s payment of $450,000 per person to migrants who fa
Just one of the quotes pulled from a letter sent to Governor Janet Mills by Maine House Republican Leader Rep. Kathleen Dillingham yesterday.
“To imply that Republicans are trying to weaken the state’s COVID-19 response by bringing forth a concern from one of our healthcare providers is what I deem to be repugnant.”
Maine House Republican Leader Kathleen Dillingham has responded to Governor Janet Mills' partisan letter refusing to aide Central Maine Medical Center as the hospital faces severe staffing shortages. Following Governor Janet Mills’ recent statement denying requests from a bipartisan coalition o
"Janet Mills has held back Maine families and businesses for too long with her failed leadership," says RNC Co-Chair Tommy Hicks in this exclusive op-ed.
Janet Mills has held back Maine families and businesses for too long with her failed leadership.
Should releasing a balloon into the air be punished more severely than having a bag full of he**in or fentanyl?
Maine House Democrats think so...
What do you think?
Does Maine need a harsher fine for releasing a balloon than a pocket full of he**in or fentanyl?
The resolution promises not to support any new federal fi****ms laws and recognizes the right of the County Sheriff to refuse to enforce any federal gun laws, policies or standards they believe violates the constitutional rights of residents.
The state of Maine has its first Second Amendment Sanctuary County after a board of county commissioners voted in support of a Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolution on Tuesday, June 15th.
One top Mills Administration official said there had been no COVID-related deaths in Maine's nursing homes during a time period when federal data revealed there were 6 COVID-related deaths.
Another top official claimed Maine nursing homes were doing better than most other states when federal data shows Maine's nursing home infection rate was the worst in the nation, by a lot, in that time period.
And Governor Mills still has not provided the funding many say is needed.
Left to Right: Maine DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, Governor Janet Mills, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah. AUGUSTA – Mills Administration officials didn’t offer many details in press conferences or put forward needed proposals for funding to help Maine’s nursing homes stave off the destru...
Just when the hardworking people of Maine's lobster industry feel they need Jared Golden to stand up and fight for them more than ever, it appears he is siding with the industry they say will destroy Maine's lobster industry.
At a time when the people of the Maine Lobster industry feel they need Jared Golden to step up and help them, he is expressing support for an industry they say will destroy their way of life.
Rep. Josh Morris says Democrats are opposing key bills to keep your health insurance costs under control, and lays out the cost increases you are likely to see because of Democrat actions.
Oh, and he says Governor Janet Mills and her Democrat allies are going against state law with at least one of Gov. Mills' proposals.
By Democrats voting against these bills, beginning in 2023, the average monthly premium for an individual policy will rise $25 per month. For a family of four purchasing health insurance on the individual market, that’s an additional $1200 a year. That’s the average. Someone with a pre-existing ...
“Golden is proudly owning the donation, showing he stands with AOC’s radical socialist agenda that wants to Defund the Police, Abolish ICE, and open our borders. So much for that “moderate” act,” said a spokesperson from the NRCC.
"Golden is proudly owning the donation, showing he stands with AOC’s radical socialist agenda that wants to Defund the Police, Abolish ICE, and open our borders. So much for that “moderate” act.”
"You, Mr. Speaker, are acting as an oppressor through smears and character assassination," wrote Maine Republican Rep. Michael Lemelin to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Democrat.
"You, Mr. Speaker, are acting as an oppressor through smears and character assassination."
Is it "rooted in white supremacy" to believe voters should have to show a photo ID when they vote? Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows thinks so.
How does that make you feel?
Screenshot of VLA Committee Hearing where Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told the committee that requiring Photo ID to vote is "rooted in white supremacy." AUGUSTA – The idea that Maine voters should show photo ID when they vote to in order to Maine’s elections secure is “rooted in white su...
"This drastic step was taken to deny input from Republicans and Independents. Its only purpose is to serve as a power grab by those Democrats who feel bipartisanship challenges their ability to pass whatever they want," says Rep. Sawin Millett, Maine's best known and most trusted legislative budget expert.
Read Rep. Millett's full comments at the link.
Legislative Democrats and the Democrat governor collude to ensure that only Democrat legislation will get to move forward.
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