Andrew Trunsky on November 12, 2020 Republicans won crucial elections where Donald Trump failed, sometimes outperforming the president by wide margins. Polls leading up to Nov. 3 consistently showed Trump losing to former Vice President Joe Biden, the ultimate victor. GOP candidates similarly faced tight races, according to polls, but unlike the president, defied expectations and…
On the eve of Eric Brakey’s Constitution Day announcement of his run for Congress, I talked to him about wars – foreign, drug, and trade. We also discussed generational challenges, Tulsi Gabbard, and Saudi Arabia. What the ninth amendment says about vaping. His proven record of advancing liberty in Maine – and where he goes…
Hanna Bogorowski on December 8, 2018 George H.W. Bush was laid to rest Wednesday alongside his wife, Barbara and daughter, Robin. Their 73 years of marriage saw everything from the Oval Offices to near-death experiences in World Wars to the birth of six children, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Beginning even before Bush himself, a political…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe GOP Maine Gov. Paul LePage vigorously defended his vow to resort to a government shutdown if the state’s lawmakers approve a budget plan that includes a net tax increase during a Friday press conference. “This is about the future of Maine. I made a commitment in 2010 that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe Maine lawmakers will vote on a budget plan Friday that includes a tax hike to pay for increased education funding, and the result of the vote will determine whether the government shuts down. The two-year $7.1 million plan introduced Wednesday includes a 1.5 percent increase in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kent Strobl Deering High School in Portland, Maine, announced that it would begin providing Muslim girls who play sports hijabs so they can play while still representing their faith, CBS News reported Thursday. High school officials chose to give all Muslim athletes lightweight sports hijabs in an effort to make them…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Maine Democrats and Republicans teamed up to alter the state’s minimum wage law Wednesday in a way that both sides say will benefit restaurants and its employees. The state legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development voted 11-2 Wednesday to restore the “tip credit,” which allows restaurants to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Maine State Senator Eric Brakey has been called the next coming of Rand Paul; and he is bent on joining the libertarian-leaning Senator by overcoming Maine’s Senator Angus King (I) in the 2018 midterm elections. The 28 year old two-term state senator worked for Ron Paul‘s 2012…
By Joe Klare Election Day is tomorrow. Are you voting for Trump or Hillary? Never mind, I don’t care and your vote is statistically meaningless and little is going to change. But there are some states where your vote can actually mean something. In some states, voters will be deciding on marijuana legalization. And I’m…
By Jordan LaPorta 2016 has been pretty bad for the Grand Old Party. With most projections showing that Trump will lose the White House race to Hillary Clinton, and new analyses showing that he could cost Republicans the Senate, members of the party elite are already examining how they can rebuild after a devastating November….