The Maine Wire: “Angus on Benghazi: “I haven’t seen any real accountability”” plus 5 more‏

• Angus on Benghazi: “I haven’t seen any real accountability”
• Has Maine’s safety net turned into a hammock?
• Dirigo Health – High priced lessons learned
• Richardson leaves GOP to run as independent in CD2
• Maine Welfare Cash Spent in All 50 States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Maine welfare cash spent at liquor stores, bars, strip clubs and smoke shops

Angus on Benghazi: “I haven’t seen any real accountability” Posted: 20 Jan 2014 07:18 AM PST WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Angus King told CNN host Candy Crowley on Sunday that there has been a lack of accountability in the Obama administration surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Said King: “I haven’t seen any real accountability.” Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ recent message on Benghazi may be viewed here: […]

Has Maine’s safety net turned into a hammock? Posted: 20 Jan 2014 07:10 AM PST I was surprised to read in a recent op-ed column by state Sen. Emily Cain (D-Orono) that federal dollars have been “set aside” to provide free medical care to an additional 70,000  Mainers under the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion. How can that be? Surely Sen. Cain is aware that the federal government is dead broke and […]

Dirigo Health – High priced lessons learned Posted: 20 Jan 2014 06:44 AM PST By Jonathan McKane — A tax in Maine has been repealed. After 10 years of paying for the Dirigo Health program, the Maine taxpayer is finally off the hook. As of Dec. 31, the Dirigo tax on health insurance has been repealed. Yes, indeed, some taxes do get repealed but, in the case of Dirigo, […]

Richardson leaves GOP to run as independent in CD2 Posted: 20 Jan 2014 06:39 AM PST BELFAST, Maine – Blaine Richardson, candidate for Congress in Maine’s Second Congressional District, announced Monday morning that he is leaving the Republican Party to run as an independent. “Today I am excited to announce that I am filing my paperwork to run as an independent candidate for Congress in Maine’s second congressional district,” said Richardson, […]

Maine Welfare Cash Spent in All 50 States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Posted: 19 Jan 2014 11:00 PM PST They may be on welfare, but that doesn’t stop them from vacationing. According to an analysis of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, Maine welfare cash has been spent in every other state in the Union, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Department of Health and Human Services records related to TANF, […]

Maine welfare cash spent at liquor stores, bars, strip clubs and smoke shops Posted: 19 Jan 2014 10:00 PM PST Maine’s welfare system is supposed to provide a social safety net for poor families, but an analysis of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program suggests some are spending their welfare cash on tobacco, alcohol and adult entertainment. According to Department of Health and Human Services records obtained by The Maine Wire pursuant to […]