maine news

MaineWebReport posted on an article from The Hill that shows Susan Collins continuing to build her lead against Congressman Tom Allen:

"The most recent poll on the Maine Senate race shows Senator Collins extending her lead to 23 points from the last published poll in November, which showed her ahead of Tom Allen 54-34. From The Hill:

In Maine, Sen. Susan Collins (R) had a solid lead over Rep. Tom Allen (D), 54 percent to 31 percent. The poll of 400 likely voters March 6-9 had a 4.9-point error margin."

 The picture keeps looking worse and worse for Allen. Is it too late for him to try to get his House seat back?

More shenanigans from Maine Democrats. Appalling, but no surprise:

 http://mainewebreport.com/maine-democrats-try-kill-fiscal-watchdog-opega

Maine Democrats celebrated 'Sunshine Week' in Maine by trying ax the one program in state government that actually saves taxpayers money. Here's a press release from GOP Senator Kevin Raye. Discussions on this at AsMaineGoes (link) and PolitickerME (link)

AUGUSTA – State Senator Kevin Raye (R-Perry), the ranking Republican Senator on the Government Oversight Committee, today assailed the attempt by legislative Democrats to kill the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA). The proposal was inserted in the majority budget shortly before midnight Thursday night.