“I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I do.” — Cynthia Dill
This week our host gives three reasons Cape Elizabeth voters should send a nonbinding housing referendum question to the ballot.
Plus, the State of Maine is about to join the Interstate Compact to Elect the President by National Vote. Why Now? Good question. Maybe because you want to re-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreRain or shine we will see you tomorrow at one of the world's most beautiful spots to grow families, plus what to expect from Councilor Susan Gillis in April in Cape Elizabeth.
Read MoreMaine's "Clean Election" financing for candidates comes wrapped with a giant bow made of red tape. Is it worth it to spend hundreds of hours chasing $5 contributions that require two signed receipts and several trips to town hall?
Plus, Cape Elizabeth's gossipy private Facebook page has members apoplectic. Why?
Read MoreYou'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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MorePolitical legend Harold Pachios, former Navy lieutenant, Associate White House Press Secretary under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and dedeicated public servant joins the show to weigh in on Donald Trump and Israel Gaza war, among other things.
Read MoreComing soon on a ballot near you in Cape Elizabeth: Do you support the Town making available 22 acres of buildable land on Gull Crest for the purpose of creating a fabulous affordable housing development for kids and families?
Read More"We don't have to take the affordable housing medicine Wall Street is prescribing."
Read MoreHaving survived the Democratic Caucus, it’s off to the races! With three primary candidates, rank choice voting, a semi-open primary and public campaign financing in the mix anything could happen.
Read MoreWhy Independent Maine Senator Angus King is disappointed in Susan Collins for supporting a good woman to run as a Republican against him, Prayers for Nikki Haley in New Hampshire and why Affordable Housing for kids in Cape Elizabeth might just make it on the ballot in November.
Read MoreThe Mobile Home Replacement Initiative works so well the Maine State Housing Authority canceled it - plus a site walk in Cape Elizabeth on February 11, 2024. Building affordable housing is the topic of this podcast. Enough reports! Enough bleak housing. Make American homes beautiful again.
Read MoreFormer City of Portland Mayor, Democratic State Senator and media personality Ethan Strimling joins the podcast tonight to talk about why he challenged the qualifications of Donald Trump to appear on the Maine primary ballot of March 5th as a Republican candidate for president and other political news.
Read MoreThe Maine legislature is back in session following the deadly shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people and seriously wounded 13 others on October 26, 2023. Will gun safety laws pass? Is the legislature distracted by the bold action taken by Shenna Bellows to remove Donald Trump off the ballot? Tune in!
Read MoreA New Years Day show about the road ahead. "A voice of moderation and common sense fighting fringe and the Welfare-Industial Complex at home and abroad."
Buckle up and stay tuned.
Read MoreCompliance with the state’s new housing law known as LD 2003 can be dome more ways than one and in Cape Elizabeth there is a new regime in town that wants to build affordable housing instead of argue about it.
Read MoreMonday night the Town Council is expected to repeal the zoning amendment passed last month that purported to put this coastal community in compliance with the new state law. Host Cynthia Dill hopes that’s not the only thing that happens.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreTen 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
