VIDEO: Maine Housing—”This has never been about a witch hunt.”
Maine State Treasure Bruce Poliquin sets the record straight about the media’s repeated claims that the resignation of former executive director of MaineHousing, Dale McCormick, was the result of a...
View ArticleVIDEO: MaineHousing—$7 million paid over 7 years in no-bid contracts to 2...
The MaineHousing Board of Commissioners is investigating $7 million paid in no-bid contracts over seven years to just two computer consultants. And the computer systems are still not done. The Maine...
View ArticleTransparency in school union’s health insurance translates into savings for...
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Because of a new law passed by the state legislature, local school districts across Maine are now able to seek competitive bids in providing health insurance for...
View ArticleMaine is finally turning a fiscal corner
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Ten short years ago little was discussed about our accumulating public debt. The media wasn’t interested in government’s addiction to spending money it doesn’t...
View ArticlePoliquin: Strong credit rating attracts business investment
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Maine state government’s credit rating is an objective measure of our State’s economic and fiscal health. A strong credit rating is important to all Maine...
View ArticlePoliquin: Cost of MaineHousing units to drop by $47,000
This story, titled, “MaineHousing changes standards, lowers cost of low-income projects,” was published November 29 in the Sun Journal. By Scott Thistle SJ State Politics Editor AUGUSTA — Recent...
View ArticleDemocratic Lawmakers Focus on Partisan Attacks
AUGUSTA – As the 126th Legislature wrangles with difficult debates over the state budget, Democratic lawmakers are occupying their colleagues with partisan jibes at Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bruce Poliquin on Hospital Debt
Republican leader and former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin on Wednesday released a new two-minute video that succinctly explains Maine’s hospital debt predicament and why paying Maine’s bills is the...
View ArticleBREAKING: GOP candidate drops out of 2 CD race
BREAKING: The Maine Wire has received word that Rep. Alex Willette (R-Mapelton), Assistant Minority Leader, will be dropping out of the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The announcement is...
View ArticleOn the Record: Republican candidate for Congress Bruce Poliquin
Bruce Poliquin, 59, of Oakland graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics. After college, Poliquin worked in the investment management industry, helping to build Avatar Investors...
View ArticlePoliquin raises $220,000 in 36 days for congressional bid
Candidates for Congress in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District are not required to submit their first financial reports to the Federal Election Commission until Oct. 16, but Republican Bruce Poliquin...
View ArticlePoliquin, Cain and Pingree post top fundraising totals
Campaign finance reports became available for Maine’s congressional candidates on Tuesday. Here are the highlights. Blaine Richardson, running for the GOP nomination in the Second Congressional...
View ArticleRaye, Poliquin get nod from national Republican committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Thursday that 36 congressional candidates have made their “On the Radar” list for the 2014 elections. Both former...
View ArticleRichardson leaves GOP to run as independent in CD2
BELFAST, Maine – Blaine Richardson, candidate for Congress in Maine’s Second Congressional District, announced Monday morning that he is leaving the Republican Party to run as an independent. “Today I...
View ArticlePoliquin reports $148,000 raised in final quarter, $300,000 cash on hand
OAKLAND, Maine – Former Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin told reporters Monday he raised nearly $148,000 in the final quarter of 2013 and will report the Federal Election Commission a cash-on-hand...
View ArticleWell-funded Poliquin campaign releases first ad
After raising more than $121,000 in the first three months of 2014, former state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has released his campaign’s first television ad, a biographical spot designed to introduce the...
View ArticlePoliquin: I will defend the U.S. Constitution
Our nation’s founders painstakingly created one of the most lasting documents in human history — the United States Constitution. For 225 years, our “unalienable rights” of life and liberty, combined...
View ArticleWaPo: 64% chance Poliquin wins Maine’s CD2
The Washington Post’s Election Lab is predicting that Republicans will grow their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by four seats, including Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. According to...
View ArticleDaily Catch 1/8/15: Inauguration, Death Penalty, and Bigfoot?
Okay, yesterday was a pretty busy day in Maine politics… let’s see if we can fit them all in here. Inauguration On Wednesday, Governor Paul R. LePage took the oath of office, administered by Senate...
View ArticleCongressman Poliquin Grills FHFA Director Mel Watt
Bruce Poliquin isn’t wasting any time getting his feet wet in Washington. Yesterday, at his first Financial Services Committee meeting, Poliquin had the opportunity to question Federal Housing Finance...
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