The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Maine Wire: “Liberal think tank seeks analyst who can rebut Amherst Republican” plus 1 more

Liberal think tank seeks analyst who can rebut Amherst Republican

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 11:48 AM PST

AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), a liberal think tank, is asking applicants for its latest job opening to respond to a recent column from Rep. Lawrence Lockman (R-Amherst) as part of the application process. To be considered,” the job posting reads, “applicants must submit a sample blog post (no more than […]

GOP welfare reform proposal similar to European model

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:42 AM PST
Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage will introduce welfare reform legislation in January that bears resemblance to sweeping reforms enacted in the Netherlands. As the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner writes in his Dec. 17 article, Lessons from Dutch Welfare Reform, “Welfare advocates regularly urge Americans to look to the European welfare state as a model. At […]