PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The drummer from the jam band Phish is helping collect signatures with a goal of overturning a legislative delay on ranked-choice voting in Maine.
Oprah For President - A Leap Too Far
Oprah is beloved. She is passionate, holds strong convictions, breaks barriers and is a great communicator. Oprah, who has never held a public office, is suddenly mulling a run for the presidency.
Celebrity elite are now empowering people to take on government roles that they are simply not qualified to assume. Understandably our current president and his “Celebrity Apprentice” approach to his personal life and governance does tend to make one ponder that Oprah as president might indeed be an improvement.
“Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency”: Subject of the 2017 Cohen Lecture Oct. 13 at the University of Maine
Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will be joined in the discussion by Ambassador Marc Grossman, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, and Andrew H. Card Jr., former chief of staff to President George W. Bush. Moderating the discussion will be Felicia Knight, president of the Knight Canney Group.
The Knight Canney Group Manages Communications for Two Successful Referendum Questions on Maine Ballot
PORTLAND, ME – The Knight Canney Group, led by political and public relations veterans Felicia Knight and Crystal Canney, served as the strategic communications partner for two of the four successful referendum questions on the Maine ballot.
Question 2 will adequately fund Maine’s public schools and Question 5 will establish Ranked Choice Voting in Maine. (Of the five citizen initiatives on the ballot, four of them passed.)
Portland School Committee Stands Up For Students – Endorses Question 2
Portland School Committee voted unanimously to endorse a Yes On 2 vote, for tax fairness and greater opportunity in Portland schools
PORTLAND, ME | September 12, 2016 – The Portland School Committee is the latest municipal board to Stand Up for Students by passing a resolution in support of Question 2 on Maine’s November ballot.
Do you want to add a 3% tax on individual Maine taxable income above $200,000 to create a state fund that would provide direct support for student learning in kindergarten through 12th grade public education?