LEWISTON — Maine lost 623 child care providers between 2008 and 2018, most of them family-style providers. According to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the state had 2,438 providers in 2008. That dropped to 1,815 in 2018, a 25 percent decrease. But while the number of licensed providers dropped overall, capacity to […]
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Conservative groups push Maine Republicans to reject budget deal
AUGUSTA — Several conservative groups are calling on Republicans in the Maine Senate to reject a proposed budget that doesn’t include income tax cuts or significant changes to welfare programs. Senate Republicans struck a tentative budget deal with Democrats earlier this week but House Republicans say they refuse to approve that spending plan because it […]
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Duryea named chairwoman of MHPC board
PORTLAND — The Maine Heritage Policy Center announces the election of Jinger Duryea, president of the C.N. Brown Co., as chairwoman of its board of directors. Duryea joined the board in May 2007. C.N. Brown Co. is a South Paris-based family business that operates all Big Apple Food Stores and Red Shield Heating Oil locations […]
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MPA wants think tank to fire staffer who listened to strategy call
AUGUSTA — A liberal advocacy group is pressing for an investigation by Maine’s attorney general into a conservative think tank which secretly recorded an invitation-only conference call held last week by several immigrants’ rights activists. Maine People’s Alliance, one of the groups that participated in the call, wants an investigation into Steve Robinson, editor of […]
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Maine Heritage Policy Center hires Matthew Gagnon as CEO
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Hampden native, DC insider and political blogger who was named one of the top 10 communicators in politics is returning to Maine to be the new CEO of the Maine Heritage Policy Center. Matt Gagnon, a 2004 graduate of the University of Maine, has been working for various Republican groups and […]
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Conservative think tank CEO headed to Virginia
PORTLAND (AP) — The CEO of the Maine Heritage Policy Center is resigning at the end of April to lead Virginia-based State Budget Solutions, a think tank that aims to help states develop fiscally sound budgets. J. Scott Moody made his announcement Thursday at the Maine Heritage Policy Center’s monthly luncheon in Portland. He said […]
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Joel Allumbaugh: Website train wreck the least of Obamacare’s flaws
The Obamacare roll-out has clearly been a rough start, but website woes are just the tip of the iceberg. Technical challenges may be the least of the problems Obamacare is causing. The first shock to many has been the realization that if you like your health insurance plan you likely cannot keep it. The reason […]
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LePage administration considers tax-elimination proposal
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s exploration of a state tax elimination plan proposed by the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center has legislative Democrats drawing battle lines in what looks to be a State House fight over economic development initiatives. Last week, in an interview with the Bangor Daily News, George Gervais, commissioner of Maine’s Department […]
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Maine Heritage Policy Center has plan to eliminate income tax
AUGUSTA — A conservative think tank in Maine is rolling out a new proposal to gradually phase out the state’s income tax, one of the top priorities for Gov. Paul LePage’s administration. The Portland-based Maine Heritage Policy Center is touting it as a bipartisan idea that will spur growth in economically hard-hit areas. The center says […]
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Alfond attacks new Portland charter school for aligning with ‘extreme organization’
PORTLAND — Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, attacked a new charter school in his district Friday for aligning itself with what he called one of the most extreme political organizations in Maine. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, a new charter school set to open this fall in Portland, will host a policy luncheon next […]