May 2, 2015 – Now more than ever, it’s time for Maine to join the 25 other states where workers’ paychecks are protected from coerced payments to labor unions. It’s called right-to-work, and if we pass L.D. 489, Maine will be the first state in New England to guarantee workplace freedom in a state statute…

June 16, 2015 – Maine state government has a brand new two-year budget. But before anyone pops champagne corks in celebration, they may want to pause for a moment of sober reflection on the dangerous precedent we just set.
I’m not sure any of us fully understands the enormity of what just happened in Augusta…

June 6, 2015 – Will Maine Democrats risk shutting down state government to keep welfare dollars flowing to undocumented and illegal immigrants?
The first session of the 127th Maine Legislature is lurching toward adjournment in a few weeks, and as expected, a state budget showdown is brewing. Mainers are about to witness a clash of visions about what kind of state we want for the next generation of Maine families.

April 7, 2016 – As the Legislature lurches toward adjournment in the next week or two, Maine people may be tempted to avert their eyes from the spectacle of sausage-making at the State House. The end of the session is always messy, and this year is no exception, as lawmakers render final judgment on a huge backlog of pending bills. Some will die “on the table” and others will die “between the chambers” — and some bills will just plain die — before lawmakers depart the killing fields and return to their districts…