It’s still a little early, but the paid advocates whose clients could be affected by Gov. Paul LePage’s budget are already lining up to influence the state lawmakers charged with approving the spending plan. The names of the lobbyists will be familiar to those who regularly comb through the disclosure lists posted by the Maine […]
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Morning Briefing 2.6.15: Keeping it local & transparent, invoking Genghis Khan & feeding the kiddos
Good morning and happy Friday. The legislative schedule is very light today as no committee hearings or meetings are scheduled. Thursday was a relatively busy day, however, a budget briefing by the LePage administration to the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee was postponed. That briefing will be held on Thursday. * * * The Center […]
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Morning Briefing 2.2.15: ‘Conservative’ PAC with liberal ties & RGA strategist boosts LePage’s tax plan
Good morning, happy Monday and congratulations to the New England Patriots. There’s no legislative activity today, thanks to more snow. The attention will begin shifting to Gov. Paul LePage’s address Tuesday evening before the joint convention of the Legislature. The governor is expected to focus on his budget proposal and his tax overhaul plan. Be […]
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Morning Briefing 1.28.15: Whitewash & the faint outline of a debate on taxes
Good morning, hope you like the white stuff because there’s a little bit more on the way. Legislative offices will open late and and hearings are postponed Wednesday after the blizzard wiped out everything on Tuesday. It will be relatively quiet at the State House, but that should begin to change next week. First […]
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Morning Briefing 1.26.15: Twenty-six days in office, a taxing trend & a song against mispronunciation
Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that the transfer of power is one of the reasons he wants to change the Secretary of State position into a lieutenant governor. The Maine Constitution says that the President of the Senate assumes power in the event that a sitting governor resigns or dies. This is a problem, LePage […]
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Morning Briefing 1.23.15: Dems’ dilemma, Gov. Giants Fan & timely meetings
A lot has been written about Republican lawmakers’ silence on the governor’s two-year budget proposal and tax overhaul. Overlooked, however, is that Democrats aren’t saying much about it, either. Or doing much, really. At least publicly. On Wednesday Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves and Senate minority leader Justin Alfond kicked off their jobs tour. The […]
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Morning Briefing 1.22.15: Yummy & Mitch, mapping property tax relief & the SCOTUS kissoff
> Good morning. We’re just going to leave this here: Met with Yummy and Mitch from “Down East Dickering” to discuss domestic violence awareness. #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/1F0e2LPJfx — Paul R. LePage (@Governor_LePage) January 21, 2015 You’re welcome. Now, on to the Briefing … As the Kennbec Journal’s Mike Shepherd reported Wednesday, Gov. Paul LePage called […]
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Morning Briefing: 1.21.15: LePage, Eves fire up message machines
.@Governor_LePage has activated his Hall of Flags TV to push tax proposal #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/RRNzayQFXB — Steve Mistler (@stevemistler) January 20, 2015 Gov. Paul LePage’s budget and tax proposal continue to dominant politics news. As you can see, the governor has activated his once disputed TV to broadcast political messages into the Hall of Flags. […]
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Morning Briefing: 1.19.15: The Reverse Kansas, explanations & doggy dilemma
Republicans and Democrats have fundamentally different approaches to changes in the tax code and we’re lucky that two big proposals are on the table to highlight the contrast. Exhibit A is Gov. Paul LePage’s big overhaul that he’s embedded in his two-year budget proposal. There’s been a lot written about the tax package, but at […]
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Morning Briefing 1.16.15: Rounding up, cutting costs & getting antsy
An abbreviated edition of the Briefing today. The Legislature is in recess until next Tuesday and most lawmakers blew out of here on Wednesday because of a retreat and the long weekend. Also, I’m getting the sense that we’ve exhausted some of the interest in the governor’s two-year budget. – S.M. * * * I […]
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