A Wall Street fox in the Cape Elizabeth hen house, and other predators.

You've heard of regulatory capture? The same thing is happening in small towns all over America in the housing market. Finance Bros showing up on boards and at meetings with a message to their neighbors. "Shucks, folks. The housing crisis is darn shame! I've run the numbers and what we actually need is a Wall Street-backed Section 8 housing project that will make my clients a lot of money," he says in his fleece vest and khakis.

"You're damn right!" chimes in the lobbyist for the bankers and real estate developers who make millions betting on the bleak housing market. "And anyone opposed is racist."

The latest podcast on Cape Elizabeth housing politics.

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My Super Tuesday, plus another step on the journey to affordable housing in Cape Elizabeth

It was a super Tuesday for the Dill for House District 123 campaign in beautiful coastal Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Our host finds herself in 3-way Democratic primary in a state that uses rank choice voting, semi-open primaries, and public financing of so-called "clean" candidates and scored big standing at the polls for the presidential primary doing the hard work of retail politics. Will it make a difference? Plus, mark your calendar for March 23rd! Another step on the journey to affordable housing at Gull Crest.

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Phil Harriman on Nikki Haley, Super Tuesday and Maine Politics #ElectionInsurance

For the first time in 2024 Maine primary voters will be able to cast a ballot for any party candidate on Super Tuesday. Some moderate Democrats like host Cynthia Dill have plans to use the semi-open primary law strategically to block Trump by voting for Nikki Haley. Will the plan work? Phil Harriman, former Republican state senator and political commentator weighs in.

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Lewiston State Rep Margaret Craven nine days after Maine shooting, "There has been a shift."

Ten days after the shooting in her home town of Lewiston, Maine, where a deadly shooting took the lives of 18, seriously injured 13 and traumatized countless others, State Representative Margaret Craven is back at trying to get better laws passed to address responsible gun ownership.
"We can't allow people who are so attached to their weapon to have the last word." Margaret Craven

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"It took a lot of courage" for Jared Golden to pivot on gun laws after Maine massacre says Lewiston lawmaker

Lewiston, Maine is still under lock down following the mass shooting that killed 18 and injured 13 Wednesday night, and Robert Card, the alleged killer, is still on the lam armed and dangerous. So what has changed?

State Rep Margaret Craven joins us again to discuss the about face her Congressman, Jared Golden, made last night in a surprise announcement.

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Lewiston State Rep Margaret Craven in Lockdown, " I am discouraged but I will never give up."

The biggest manhunt in Maine history is underway searching for the killer who killed 18 people and wounded at least 13 others with an assault weapon in Lewiston, Maine. The suspect, Robert Card, remains at large despite the presence of 350 law enforcement officers and reported to be armed and dangerous. The City of Lewiston is in lock-down.

Joining Cynthia by phone is State Representative Margaret Craven who spoke by phone from her home in Lewiston at 4:30 pm.

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