Did anyone expert Angus King to become a national voice on foreign policy? When King ran for U.S. senator, almost all of what I heard him queried about involved domestic policy. People asked about jobs, the economy, the budget, health … Continue reading
Maine People Before Politics, a group dedicated to supporting Gov. Paul LePage, is out with a poll it says shows Maine people agree with the governor on a number of issues. However, the questions are phrased in a highly biased … Continue reading
This week’s radio address from Gov. LePage included a shocker toward the end — an endorsement of part of Obamacare. LePage’s positive words about this policy element could — just could — open the door to a less common way … Continue reading
After Gov. LePage and his Department of Education released their grades for Maine schools, many looked at the metrics they used. Specific analyses were critical of the measures used. While I wrote a critique and pointed to research on why the … Continue reading
On November 6, 2012, Maine people voted for marriage equality. The same day voters in Maryland and Washington did the same, as Minnesotans rejected a constitutional amendment that would have defined marriage as between a woman and a man. Today … Continue reading
Gov. Paul LePage’s grades of Maine public schools remind me of the start and end of the semester. Sometimes when I first meet a class, I tell them, all of you could get A’s. While that’s never happened, it’s possible … Continue reading
In politics, it’s unfortunate that one can find partisans getting oh-so-angry about something and then it turns out their facts are wrong or lack the proper context. A recent example involves transparency in the Maine Legislature, which currently has Democratic … Continue reading
When the news first broke of the Blaine House meeting between Gov. LePage and the Unemployment Insurance hearing officers, I suggested that a federal investigation was a possibility. Why so? Because the federal government expects states to carry out their … Continue reading
![Bangor Police Chief Ron Gastia (from left), Bangor Superintendent of Schools Betsy Webb and Penobscot County Sheriff Glen Ross read to students at the Penquis CAP Head Start Center at the Penobscot Job Corps Academy in Bangor on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Ross, Gastia and Webb were on hand to promote early education programs that cut crime. [BDN photo - Kevin Bennett]](http://pollways.bangordailynews.com/files/2013/05/educ.1219362677_fe97-250x250-200x200.jpg "educ.1219362677_fe97-250x250")
In graphs posted by Mike Tipping, the result is clear: Gov. LePage’s school grades are highly correlated with income. As Tipping points out, this is expected. It’s exactly what could be predicted by reams of past studies using high-quality data. … Continue reading
The story of Gov. LePage holding a meeting at his official residence with unemployment hearing officers just keeps going. This week, the governor asserted that David Webbert, a lawyer who is asking for a federal investigation created the issue out … Continue reading
