AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage will join flag muralist Scott LoBaido, who is now on a 50-state “Painting Flags Across America Tour,” to reveal a massive flag mural created exclusively for American Legion Post 31 in Auburn. The unveiling of the mural coincides with the 99th anniversary of Flag Day and includes a […]
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LePage says shutdown unnecessary, will call for continuing budget resolution
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that State House Democrats resorted to scare tactics around a state government shutdown and he would attempt to avoid a shutdown with a short-term budget resolution. In a short and impromptu news conference in his office Monday afternoon, LePage said he would offer lawmakers a bill that […]
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RETC to host Retirement Open House
AUBURN — Regional Educational Treatment Center/SOS will host a Retirement Open House for Nancy Lewis from 2:30-5:30 p.m. June 10. The open house will be held at Lake Street School in Auburn. Former colleagues and students are welcome to attend. Lewis has been in education for 44 years. She began her career as a teacher. […]
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Abortions down in New England states
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The number of abortions performed annually in New England is declining, according to an Associated Press data analysis, echoing a nationwide trend. But at least two groups attribute the drop to different factors. Rhode Island and Connecticut have seen the most significant decreases since 2010. The number of abortions in Rhode Island […]
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Sea urchin swipe cards draw mixed response
PORTLAND (AP) — Fishermen and dealers of Maine’s valuable sea urchins are approaching a state plan to track the fishery with swipe cards with the same caution they exercise around the spiny animals. State regulators want to create a swipe card system to record transactions in which fishermen sell urchins to dealers. The cards would […]
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Committee approves budget plan opposed by House GOP, LePage
AUGUSTA — A divided Maine legislative committee approved a two-year, roughly $6.6 billion state budget on Saturday that doesn’t include the income tax cuts or welfare changes sought by Gov. Paul LePage and House Republicans after legislative leaders failed during weeks of intense negotiations to strike a deal that all sides support. The measure approved […]
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Legislative committee releases competing budget plans
AUGUSTA — After months of negotiations, the Legislature’s budget committee has released two competing spending plans for consideration in the House and Senate, after the last vote was cast shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday. The tradition of unanimous budget reports from the Appropriations Committee shattered this year after GOP members of the Legislature split on whether […]
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Good or bad, bass’ popularity grows in Maine
Bass vs. brookies. Which do you prefer? Why do anglers tend to gravitate toward one of the other? When I was a youngster, my Dad broke me in on small, alder-choked streams that gave up small trout when the worm passed them by. I loved it. Later, as a teen I spent many June hours […]
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Collins: Lewiston shelter helps homeless teens succeed
LEWISTON — A Lewiston-based program that helps homeless young people get off the street, stay in school and reconnect with their families was in the spotlight Friday, thanks to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Collins, along with a top official in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, toured two of […]
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Maine budget in full stall as lawmakers grapple for compromise
On Thursday, LePage again turned up the heat by going public about his displeasure with the state Senate’s Republican majority leadership. During an hourlong radio chat Thursday morning, LePage blasted Senate Republicans, again accusing them of siding with House Democrats in stymieing his efforts to lower and eventually eliminate Maine’s income tax. “The conflict is this,” […]