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Agree to Disagree

Published
May 19, 2015

Strimling & Harriman: Welfare and junk food

Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss the proposal to ban welfare recipients from using food stamps to buy junk food.
Published
May 7, 2015

Strimling & Harriman: Eliminating the income tax

Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss Gov. LePage's proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate the income tax.
Published
April 9, 2015

Strimling & Harriman: Welfare reform in Maine

Political analysts Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss Gov. LePage's plan for changes in our state.
Published
March 11, 2015

Strimling & Harriman on Portland’s homeless shelter troubles

State and local officials need to find new ways to address chronic homelessness, say Press Herald political analysts Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman.
Published
March 7, 2015

Strimling & Harriman: Emily Cain’s next campaign

Democract Emily Cain has already announced she's running again for congress – against Republican Bruce Poliquin in 2016. But, ask Press Herald political analysts Ethan Strimlng and Phil Harriman, will this work?

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Published
March 2, 2015

Strimling & Harriman: Money in the bank

Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss the debate between Augusta and the City of Portland over its General Assistance program.
Published
December 24, 2014

Strimling & Harriman: Rules for local lobbying

Lobbyists are busy at the municipal level working to influence votes. And they should be required to disclose who they are working for, say Press Herald political analysts Ethan Strimling, a Democrat, and Phil Harriman, a Republican.
Published
August 13, 2014

Strimling & Harriman: What do the governors race TV ads really say?

Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic challenger Mike Michaud deliver sharply contrasting, but overall positive, messages in their first round of TV ads, say Press Herald analysts Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman.
Published
July 15, 2014

Strimling & Harriman: Gov. Paul LePage goes on the offensive

Press Herald political analysts and former state senators Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss the governor's campaign moves in the wake of the criticism he received over his remarks about Social Security, Medicare and welfare.
Published
June 23, 2014

Agree to Disagree

Political analysts and former state senators Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss politicians' marching in Portland's recent Pride parade. Their "Agree to Disagree" blog runs in the Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram.