Maybe LePage doesn’t understand the concept of chicken June 30, 2017Home, Maine Politics, Opinion, Politics128th Maine State Legislature, Governor Paul LePage By Patricia Callahan Chicken’s a one v. one game, but the governor has 1.3 million people in the back of his car … and he’s driving in reverse.
Dear 129th Maine State Legislature: I look forward to your arrival June 21, 2017Home, Maine Politics, Opinion, Politics128th Maine State Legislature, addiction epidemic, Governor Paul LePage By Patricia Callahan There’s a lot to be said for the idea of a legislature working with a chief executive that is not Governor LePage.
The proposed recreational marijuana sales moratorium doesn’t defy voters wishes January 18, 2017Home, Maine Politics, Opinion, Politics128th Maine State Legislature, LD 88, medical marijuana, recreational use marijauana, Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee By Patricia Callahan It is the job of the legislature to receive voter approved referenda and find a way to make them work, and that’s the lawmakers who drafted the legislation are trying to do.
Incentivizing solar might be good, but not if I’m personally funding it December 28, 2016Home, Maine Politics, Opinion, Politics128th Maine State Legislature, net metering, solar power By Patricia Callahan I’m no expert on the nuances of solar power or the solar power industry, but I am an expert on running behind on my electric bill.