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Fl. Rep. West Tells Reid, Pelosi, Obama Take Messages “Get the Hell Out of U.S.”» The Emperor’s New Clothes: Maine’s Non Resident Hunter Task Force»

In Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, a vain, and yes stupid, emperor hires two tailors to make him clothes. The tailors present the emperor with “new clothes” telling him that only stupid people or those unfit to be king could not see the clothes and think him naked. Of course the emperor [...]

Maine Housing Vendor List Shows Troubling Pattern Of Expenditures»

Magicians, Massages, DJs, Luxury Hotels and Political Groups Among Vendors of Quasi-State Agency PORTLAND – The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) today released a disturbing list of vendors of the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA). The vendor list, which details recipients of MSHA expenditures, contained hundreds of organizations and businesses that seem to stray far [...]

Report Shows Raising Taxes to Address DHHS Deficit Would Cost Maine 6,400 Jobs»

PORTLAND – A report released today by The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) shows that raising taxes to fill the estimated 121 million dollar DHHS budget gap for this year would lead to the loss of more than 6,400 Maine jobs. As lawmakers work to decide how to fix the structural problems that have led [...]

Sen. Olympia Snowe Speaks to Sec. Geithner»

What is being described as some as “a tongue lashing”, Maine Senator Olympia Snowe talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the problems with the Obama Administration and who they are listening to or getting their information from. Sen. Snowe encourages Sec. Geithner to get out and talk with the person on the street and [...]