After a bout of self-imposed radio silence Cynthia has an updated message about affordable housing in Maine and Cape Elizabeth. Mobile Home Micro Loans and Community Housing can help us get there.
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The final debate between Janet Mills and Paul LePage took place in Portland, Maine tonight but Donald Trump managed to get himself involved. Do we want chaos?
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Nick Murray from the Maine Policy Institute joins the podcast tonight after Democratic Governor Janet Mills and former Republican Governor Paul LePage took the stage in Portland for an hour long debate with moderators Greg Lagerquist from CBS Channel 13 and Mike Shepherd from the Bangor Daily News. Who won? Tune in!
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The first debate between candidates running for Maine Governor took place in Lewiston on October 4, 2022. and this podcast was recorded immediately after the event featuring incumbent Governor Janet Mills, former Governor Paul LePage and Sam Hunkler, an unenrolled candidate. Nick Murray, Policy Director of the Maine Policy Institute, joined the podcast for critique and analysis. Did LePage move the needle? Is Hunkler a spoiler? Tune in.
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Maine’s 47th and 49th Secretary of State Matt Dunlap Jumps in the Discussion about Maine Politics. His auditing journey, the 2022 election and the “rank” stank in rank choice voting.
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It took 14 months and cost $120,000 for the approval process of his micro-lumber yard and hardware store in Cape Elizabeth, despite having a pre-existing building and pre-approved site plan. The problem? An entrenched bureaucrat Friedland says is beyond reproach. To create the change the community wants, “we need a new Town Planner” he says.
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A letter from a local businessman published in the Cape Courier called for a new Town Planner. This week’s podcast points to three examples of the entrenched bureaucrat putting her heavy finger on the scale. Is it woke-ness, a power grab, ineptitude or all three? You be the judge.
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It’s a big day for Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney - in a tough primary while leading the rebel alliance fighting the galactic empire of Donald Trump.
How can she win? The oldest trick in the book.
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The short story is a column submitted to the Portland Press Herald was accepted for publication, then rejected, then published anyway but without my name on it. What’s a girl to do?
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Plan B may be dead but Community Housing lives on. Don't miss the final episode of the premier season on affordable housing done right in one of Maine's prettiest coastal towns.
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Community Housing is locally sourced affordable housing built to last.
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You know the Wall Street banker who created the website with “facts” about Plan B? He’s got it all wrong.
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A milestone for Plan B! And the advertisement against it.
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Some good news about LD 2003, Maine’s big housing bill, plus the surprising reach of a YouTube show in Russia and what courage looks like in journalism.
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