In this past week’s Maine Sunday Telegram, I have the story of how Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society and the man credited with pre-selecting Brett Kavanaugh,… Read more »
Article Topic: lobbying
Trump’s “judge whisperer” buys Maine mansion, hosts fundraiser for Susan Collins
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Coalition of pro-offshore oil governors is run by oil lobbying firm
Posted & filed under Donald Trump, energy, environment, lobbying, Maine, Maine dispatches, Maine politics, Oceans, Portland Press Herald, US politics.
Earlier this year, Maine Governor Paul LePage made a stir when he — alone among Atlantic seaboard governors and in opposition to coastal New England’s entire Congressional delegation — supported… Read more »
Two ALEC bills before Maine lawmakers would facilitate rewriting of US Constitution
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In yesterday’s Portland Press Herald, I have another story involving a model text from the American Legislative Exchange Council being introduced in the Maine legislature, and once again it has national… Read more »
Bill would stop states from blocking municipal broadband projects
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Last year I wrote about a bill introduced in Maine’s legislature that would effectively block towns from building their own municipal high speed data networks, even when — as is… Read more »
Bill banning Maine towns from regulating pesticides came from ALEC
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I’ve written a fair bit over the years about the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (or ALEC), a secretive, corporate-funded group that acts as a conduit for corporations… Read more »
With rule repeal, how to keep your digital life private?
Posted & filed under business reporting, lobbying, Maine, Maine dispatches, Portland Press Herald, US dispatches, US politics.
Earlier this month, President Trump signed into law a repeal of federal privacy rules preventing your internet service provider from exploiting a broad range of information about your online life… Read more »
Maine internet providers condemn Congress’ drive to kill privacy rules
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In today’s Portland Press Herald, read about the Republican effort to repeal federal privacy regulations that prevent internet service providers from selling the comprehensive data they can collect about their customer’s… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. He is a contributing editor at POLITICO and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.