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Maine's Child Labor Law on Hardball
MPA's new ad on the attempts by Governor LePage and Republicans in the Legislature to roll back child labor protections was featured on Hardball with Chris Matthews last night:Collected in mainepolitics's videos Apr 22, 2011 -
LePage's Interior Decorating Hits Daily Show
The latest LePage flap has now hit it's apex. Jon Stewart yesterday commented on LePage's order to remove a mural from the Department of Labor, comparing him to a mean, weird step-dad.Collected in mainepolitics's videos Mar 25, 2011 -
LePage Declines To Include Own Pension in Cuts
In my column this week in the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, I discuss the aftermath of last week's revelation that Paul LePage had exempted himself from the pension cutbacks he proposed for teaches and public employees.Last week's piece got a great deal of attention, including stories on MPBN, on TV newscasts in Portland and Bangor and on the front page of the Sun Journal (the same article also ran in the Bangor Daily News). National blogs also highlighted LePage's hypocrisy.All this attention didCollected in mainepolitics's videos Mar 20, 2011 -
LePage's Plans to Deny Care
In the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel this week, I talk about Governor LePage's town hall event that I attended here in Westbrook last week, where the subject of health care arose several times, despite not being specifically listed as one of the event's approved topics.On the front page of the same paper, you can read about LePage's trip to Washington, where his message was "Keep your money; give us flexibility."Specifically, he wants the flexibility to reduce MaineCare eligibility. According to MaiCollected in mainepolitics's videos Feb 27, 2011 -
LePage Gets Mention on Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert mentioned LePage's statement regarding the NAACP during Monday night's program, applauding LePage for the groundbreaking idea of a "white politician openly inviting a black person to kiss him... and without pants."Collected in mainepolitics's videos Jan 18, 2011 -
LePage Gets Punchy
LePage on the set of MaineWatch, displaying his disgust for public radio reporters:Collected in mainepolitics's videos Sep 30, 2010 -
Losing Damage Control
Paul LePage's interview on WGAN yesterday was a chance for him to do some damage control after his string of strange statements last weekend. Instead he just dug the hole deeper, displaying more of his now trademark stubborn, willful ignorance.Collected in mainepolitics's videos Jul 30, 2010 -
LePage's New Campaign Anthem
All aboard! I had intended to write my Down East piece for tomorrow on Neil Rolde's new political novel O.Collected in mainepolitics's videos Jul 27, 2010
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mainepolitics MPA's new ad on the attempts by Governor LePage and Republicans in the Legislature to roll back child labor protections was featured on Hardball with Chris Matthews last night: Read More
Apr 22, 2011