Agree to Disagree

Published
August 16, 2015

Smart or not smart: Drug abuse and bank regulations

Gov. LePage wants to use the National Guard to fight the drug epidemic in Maine. Smart or not smart? Phil: Let’s start by saying, if the Legislature had simply allocated the funds for the additional drug enforcement agents, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation. Ethan: I love it when Republicans starting siding with more […]
Published
August 9, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Clean Elections decision will come at someone’s expense – but whose?

Reforms would be paid for through closing corporate tax loopholes, but some wonder if that would put a damper on business investment that creates jobs.
Published
August 2, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Was liberal blogger’s latest LePage expose plausible?

Was it sloppy reporting when Mike Tipping criticized the governor for allegedly threatening to withdraw funding to an Aroostook County agency if it didn't fire its director, an allegation that was confirmed to members of other media?
Published
July 26, 2015

Smart or not smart? Vetoes, party-switching and dogs

Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a record 178 bills and had 122 of them, 70 percent, overturned, a new record. Smart or not smart? Phil: The way I see it, that means we have 56 fewer laws on the books than we would have had. However that happens, I am all for less government. Smart. Ethan: […]
Published
July 19, 2015

Picking players in the deep presidential field

With so many candidates, it's fun to put them where they belong … on an imaginary baseball team.

Published
July 12, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Comic relief courtesy of Gov. LePage and Mayor Brennan

The state's two highest elected chief executives – one on the far left, the other on the far right – prove government can look like a 'Who's on First?' shtick.
Published
June 28, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Decision to fire Eves demands further investigation

The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability should take up the case.
Published
June 14, 2015

Smart or Not Smart: Budget talks, LePage and Eves, flurry of vetoes

Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman evaluate the top issues of the week in Augusta.
Published
June 7, 2015

Agree to Disagree: On budget, Republicans are their own worst enemy

Time is running out for the Legislature to avoid a government shutdown.
Published
May 31, 2015

Agree to Disagree: With summer upon us, it’s crunch time for legislators

There are still hundreds of bills that need to be acted upon, including the two-year state budget.

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