The Maine Wire: “A Response to MaineToday Media’s Attack on Free ME” plus 2 more‏

• A Response to MaineToday Media’s Attack on Free ME
• Maine Senators push first responder exemption from health care law
• This is what transparency looks like under the Alfond-Eves Regime

A Response to MaineToday Media’s Attack on Free ME Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:48 PM PST The editors of the Portland Press Herald refused to publish the following response to an article which appeared in MaineToday Media’s various newspapers on Dec. 5.  By J. Scott Moody – As the CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center and lead author of our Free ME initiative, I take strong exception to Colin Woodard’s […]

Maine Senators push first responder exemption from health care law Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:57 AM PST WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King last week joined forces behind a bill that would exempt emergency first responders from certain requirements of the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. Obamacare forces employers with more than 50 full-time employees to provide health insurance to employees who work more than […]

This is what transparency looks like under the Alfond-Eves Regime Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:27 AM PST Transparency and accountability are core functions of government. Democracy does not equal self-government when elected officials can thwart routine journalistic inquiry into the activities of government. The following story paints an alarming portrait of what passes for transparency and accountability these days in Augusta. * * * The saga began on May 8 when top […]