Politics & Policy
May 25, 2015
Did the House Get Rolled on the Budget?
At first glance, yes. On closer inspection, probably not.
House
Politics & Policy
April 28, 2015
Advantage: House
On fiscal issues, at least, they have a unified front.
Politics & Policy
May 8, 2013
Disorganization in the House
Yesterday’s scene at the end of the floor session in the House was all too familiar. The proceedings limped to a close. Members milled about in the aisles. A major tax-cut bill, HB 500, was on the calendar but hardly anyone knew what was in it. Or cared. This scene
Politics & Policy
June 10, 2009
Maine may go unicameral
The Maine legislature is considering a measure that would merge the House and Senate into a single body. The House currently contains 151 members, the Senate 35. The proposal would convert the legislature into a single house of 151 members. The idea was proposed as a way to save money.
Politics & Policy
November 4, 2008
The Democratic Pledge: why it won’t work
Why is it that the Democrats insist on trying to act bossy? Is it genetic? Can’t they help themselves? The demand upon party discipline before they have won a majority is foolish. My last post on this subject was, I have to admit, a bit on the hysterical side, and