Michael Shepherd

Kennebec Journal

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Published
July 25, 2012

DHHS proposes update to medical marijuana rules

The proposed rules would be the first update since 2010, the year the program was implemented by DHHS following voter approval.
Published
July 23, 2012

Truth Test: With wealth, income, Dill compares apples, oranges

“… the nation’s wealthiest 1 percent control 34.6 percent of the country’s net worth, a larger discrepancy than at any point in the United States, including 1928.” — State Sen. Cynthia Dill’s “issues” page Cynthia Dill, the Cape Elizabeth Democrat running for U.S. Senate, talks a lot about the income gap between the 1 percent […]
Published
July 23, 2012

Visitors drawn to alpaca farm

The public turns out as farmers statewide show off their land and animals for Open Farm Day.
Published
July 21, 2012

Truth Test: King’s jobs claim accurate but ‘spun’

“Maine’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.3 percent in 1995 to 3.1 percent in 2000, the lowest rate since World War II.” – Senate candidate Angus King’s “record” Web page The statistics here are OK, but they don’t reflect yearly averages like you probably expect. They’re carefully cherry-picked to pull the highest and lowest months out […]
Published
July 18, 2012

Truth Test: Dill’s contraception claim confusing

According to the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, “Both opponents in this race … do not believe insurance companies should have to provide contraception as a health benefit.”
Published
July 14, 2012

Truth Test: Could same-sex marriage law threaten religious groups’ tax-exempt status?

“… churches and religious organizations could lose their tax exemptions and be forced to discard their moral principles in order to be compliant with the law.” – Protect Marriage Maine’s website This is a common argument used in nationwide campaigns against same-sex marriage and one of the most chilling possibilities for religious groups opposed to […]
Published
June 30, 2012

Dill, Summers file financial disclosures

The reports, filed late, show a lower range of assets than Angus Kings’ and are not as in-depth.
Published
June 25, 2012

Truth Test: King cites a number to attack tax code but it’s just rhetoric

“73,608 pages of federal tax code is too much” said former Gov. Angus King. But that number isn’t even close to right. The tax code is slightly more than 5,000 pages.
Published
June 23, 2012

Maine tree service owner electrocuted

Ronald Hickey, 53, the owner of Hickey Tree Service in West Gardiner dies when he comes into contact with a live wire while clearing tree growth away from utility lines.
Published
June 23, 2012

Truth Test: Summers off-base on the costs of Obama’s health care law

“And, as if all of this was not enough, the largest federal program ever devised, Obamacare, is now poised to take control of (one-fifth) of our economy.” – Secretary of State Charlie Summers’ campaign “message” web page There’s no way around it: The Republican nominee to replace Olympia Snowe in the U.S. Senate deviates wildly […]

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