Polls show that Americans are pessimistic about the economy, with inflation as the top concern. That’s understandable, but do they understand where this inflationary surge came from, and why Washington’s addiction to government spending threatens the future prosperity of the country? That may sound hyperbolic, but consider the numbers. The sum of new spending authorizations […]

When Tina Turner died in May, the podcast “Rolling Stone Music Now” paid tribute, calling her “one of the greatest rock and soul singers who ever lived.” The publication’s admiration is not recent. Although John Lennon was the first cover boy, Turner was placed on the cover for the magazine’s second issue ever in 1967 […]

When I began serving in the Legislature, I never imagined I would be part of a lawsuit against a sitting governor, speaker of the House, and president of the Maine Senate. I want people to know why. It is a story of back-door dealings, lies and a phony adjournment. Last March Republicans were shut out […]

To keep their base angry, Christian nationalists have invented a new bogeyman.

Coping with a recent COVID uptick, lingering inflation, and tight labor market conditions, Maine’s economy keeps fighting. Employers, employees, and job-seekers alike are showing unprecedented resilience, fighting adversity in ways that should make us all optimistic about the future. Tourism is undoubtedly an important piece of Maine’s economic puzzle. Millions of people flooded the streets […]

The amount of money that will be sunk into any transition concerns me – and that’s without getting into the politics of it all.