Friday, September 9, 2011
"Let's just take a quick look at what all the Republican candidates have to say about science, shall we?"
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/07/140071973/in-their-own-words-gop-candidates-and-science?sc=fb&cc=fp
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sedgwick's Effort to Boost Local Farm Sales Raises Safety Concerns
Residents of the small Hancock County town of Sedgwick have approved a "Local Food and Self Governance" ordinance that seeks to preserve small scale farming and food processing. The ordinance exempts direct farm sales from state and federal licensing and inspection requirements. Several other Maine towns are also considering similar measures, but not without some concern from the Maine Agriculture Department.
LePage's Proposed Welfare Cuts Meet Strong Opposition
Proposals by the LePage administration to reduce state funding for a number of welfare programs were opposed by large numbers of people who signed up to speak before the Legislature's Appropriations Committee today. The panel began a series of public hearings on changes to numerous programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services that the governor says will put the state back on the right financial track. But many warned that the projected short-term savings will only produce long-term problems for the state.
A tool of torture and abuse?
Egyptians are turning their anger towards the country's much feared and hated state security apparatus.
Maine Turnpike Authority Head Resigns Amid Financial Questions
The long-time executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority resigned today amid accusations of extravagant spending habits at the quasi-public agency. Paul Violette and the Turnpike Authority came under widespread public scrutiny after the Legislature's Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, or OPEGA, released a report in January that questioned spending policies at the agency.
Maine's New Education Chief Lays Out Agenda
Today was Steve Bowen's first as Maine's top education official and his schedule left little room to stop and breathe. There was a cabinet meeting with the governor that ran an hour late, a legislative work session and back-to-back appointments. Jay Field squeezed in a few minutes with Bowen to talk about the LePage administration's education agenda and what issues it plans to tackle first.
Losing the information war
Is the US really losing the information war, as Hillary Clinton claims, and how can it fight back?
Report: Maine's Economy Shows Bright Spots, Red Flag
The Maine Economic Growth Council has issued its 2011 "Measures of Growth" report. The annual report details indicators of the state's economic health. The Maine Development Foundation's Ed Cervone worked on the report, which found that international exports rated a "gold star." He talked with MPBN's Irwin Gratz about other indicators, including this year's other gold star, for land conservation.
Maine Teachers Blast Governor's Proposed Benefit Cuts
Teachers from across the state gave the LePage administration and lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee a lesson in economics today, as the panel wrapped up three days of budget hearings on proposed benefit cuts for state employees and educators. Many criticized the administration's plan to move the normal age for teacher retirement up to 65 from 62. They also charged the governor with holding public employees responsible for losses sustained by the state pension fund.
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