There’s some change on the Maine political media relations front this week, with two mouthpieces — one Republican and one Democrat — taking new jobs. Gov. Paul LePage has hired David Sorensen, who was the spokesman for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services for the past year, as a policy adviser, while Jodi Quintero, who spoke for House […]
Hillary Clinton has hired a veteran Democratic campaign hand to kick off her presidential campaign effort here in Maine. Chuck Quintero of Richmond will serve as Clinton’s “Maine Grassroots Organizer,” for what’s being described as the ramp-up portion of the former U.S. secretary of state’s 2016 presidential bid. Quintero most recently led the Democrat’s coordinated […]
In his address, LePage talked about his recent move to block EBT transactions at ATMs located inside bars, liquor stores, strip clubs and casinos. He said, “As soon as they heard that we are now blocking ATMs, Democrats scrambled to find a reason to object to it.” Except … they didn’t.
Ever wanted to see every TANF transaction that took place via Maine EBT card over nearly three years? Me neither, but now we can. Gov. Paul LePage released the data (available in Excel format at the link above) on Thursday. The same data was requested in February 2013 by the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center, […]
