Governor Paul LePage is still railing against the treatment he got when he made an impromptu appearance at a rare weekend hearing of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee. The committee was hearing testimony from DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew and others about … Continue reading
Conservatives have come out firing from every angle and straight at the White House in reaction to the controversies surrounding Benghazi, the AP and the IRS. Is their ire justified or partisan hype? Is the Obama administration culpable? Ethan Strimling and … Continue reading
Wait a minute, that’s not Phill Harriman with Ethan Strimling below! Indeed. Phil is out of town and former Republican leader Joe Bruno sat in for him on In The Arena with Pat Callaghan. In this clip, they discuss wheher Rep. … Continue reading
Phil: So, it looks like the Internal Revenue Service has decided that conservatives should be denied their rights simply because they are conservative. And you wonder why other conservatives and I sometimes question whether government is of, by and for … Continue reading
From Benghazi, to the AP, to the IRS scandals are rocking the White House and conservatives are on the offensive. Our political analysts go toe to toe on each one in an impassioned debate on WGAN. Click below for the … Continue reading
Democrats in the Maine Legislature spent Monday trying to get the message out that they have the best plan to pay off Maine’s hospitals. But Republicans say linking it to expanding Maine’s Medicaid program isn’t the way to do it. Now legislators … Continue reading
Unions are hearing that the Governor is preparing for a shutdown, the Governor insists that is not the case, and all the while the Legislature continues to work on the budget without much public progress. Do all signs point to … Continue reading
Ethan: I have to say, I think the Democrats’ move to tie Gov. Paul LePage’s hospital payment plan with a demand that he agree to expand health care coverage is brilliant. Win-win for both sides. Phil: We were definitely politically … Continue reading
Democrats are tying the hospital payment plan to health care expansion. Governor Paul LePage is calling the move ”criminal.” Was this a good move on the Democrats part? Is LePage right to call them out? Governor LePage is also sponsoring a bill to limit food … Continue reading
The Maine State Employees Association is asking for a meeting with Governor Paul LePage to discuss what plans there are for a possible partial shutdown of State Government, if a new 2-year budget can’t be arrived at by July 1, … Continue reading
