On his last visit to Maine, we commoners were barred from visiting the major attractions in Acadia National Park while HE and his entourage were there; will he stop people from being around him as he comes looking for votes and support this time?
Most disturbing here is the fact that this decision was arrived at with no council discussion and no time allocated for citizen debate (input). How can a decision on this be arrived at with all the work created by this decision without discussion? Have there been non-public discussions held? This is not the proper way to take care of the people's business. The council should be held acccountable for this.
This is a fantastic and needed bill if it indeed bans both corporate and union funding of candidates in all forms. The idea of limiting funding to only people who can vote for the candidate or item on the ballot is an excellent idea and could help in getting the obscene amount of money being spent in these political campaigns out.
It would seem to be a legtimate request and it was definitely met by a less than legitimate reply. Maybe there are political reasons for the request, but nonetheless, an honest and accurate reply is required. A list of vendors is not a reeport of expenditures; and YES, a non-reply such as this smacks of improper behavior. The citizens of Maine have seen first hand how some of these directors have abused their positions and it is only right to expect the director of the MSHA give an honest reply on this request.
We must thank Governor Lepage for insisting on getting the financial information requested before giving away more money to this endeavor. Governor Walker may feel comfortable giving money away without having all the facts needed to justify giving away this much money, but Governor Lepage is more prudent. Solyndra in California is a prime exaample of the folly of giving away money without doing the necessary homework. Thank you Governor for not wasting tax money.
Hopefully the State can take away what it has offerred Mr. Kestrel as he has not livedd up to his responsibilities.
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On his last visit to Maine,
On his last visit to Maine, we commoners were barred from visiting the major attractions in Acadia National Park while HE and his entourage were there; will he stop people from being around him as he comes looking for votes and support this time?
Most disturbing here is the
Most disturbing here is the fact that this decision was arrived at with no council discussion and no time allocated for citizen debate (input). How can a decision on this be arrived at with all the work created by this decision without discussion? Have there been non-public discussions held? This is not the proper way to take care of the people's business. The council should be held acccountable for this.
This is a fantastic and
This is a fantastic and needed bill if it indeed bans both corporate and union funding of candidates in all forms. The idea of limiting funding to only people who can vote for the candidate or item on the ballot is an excellent idea and could help in getting the obscene amount of money being spent in these political campaigns out.
Maine Heritage request for informaton from Maine State Housing
It would seem to be a legtimate request and it was definitely met by a less than legitimate reply. Maybe there are political reasons for the request, but nonetheless, an honest and accurate reply is required. A list of vendors is not a reeport of expenditures; and YES, a non-reply such as this smacks of improper behavior. The citizens of Maine have seen first hand how some of these directors have abused their positions and it is only right to expect the director of the MSHA give an honest reply on this request.
Good job Governor Lepage
We must thank Governor Lepage for insisting on getting the financial information requested before giving away more money to this endeavor. Governor Walker may feel comfortable giving money away without having all the facts needed to justify giving away this much money, but Governor Lepage is more prudent. Solyndra in California is a prime exaample of the folly of giving away money without doing the necessary homework. Thank you Governor for not wasting tax money.
Hopefully the State can take away what it has offerred Mr. Kestrel as he has not livedd up to his responsibilities.