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Legislative Update from May 28th, 2023

LDs that are well and truly DEAD – came out of the standing committees and were reported to the House and Senate. Note – there are some...

Maine State Chamber of Commerce & Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Oppose LD 1964

LD 1964 is An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family Medical Leave Benefits Program. A public...

Unintended Consequences: Legislation in Maine Small Business

The following opinion was written by Charles Ellis of Westbrook. I have spent the better part of my adult life working in banking. I...

Legislative Update from May 17th, 2023 - Critical School Budget Items

These bills would allow your school boards to ram through their budgets and make it very difficult for people to reject them. Even...

Legislative Update from May 15th, 2023

The following legislative update is mainly historical. And it only scratches the surface of What’s Really Going On Up There. To get the...

Legislative Update from May 12th, 2023

There are two important bills on for public hearing on Monday, May 15, at 1:00 in the Judiciary Committee: LD 678, An Act to Require...

Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Russell Brand & More

The following opinion was written by Charles Ellis of Westbrook. Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox News was surprising to me. Not because...

Dozens Take a Stand in Portland Against US Involvement in the Ukraine Conflict

As first reported by the Portland Press Herald, dozens of protesters gathered in Portland on Saturday to take a stand against our...