AUGUSTA — Touting his actions over his words, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he would seek a second term. Before a raucous crowd of supporters at a local community center, LePage hit on the highlights of his past three years in office, including his focus on eliminating domestic violence, prosecuting welfare cheats and reducing […]
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Maine Republican Party chair demands apology from Democratic counterpart
AUGUSTA — The chairman of the Maine Republican Party minced few words Tuesday in a news release demanding an apology from his Democratic counterpart. Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett said Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant should apologize to state Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, for saying Volk was attempting to “soften her edges” by supporting […]
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South Portland voting on anti-oil pipeline initiative
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — South Portland voters were deciding Tuesday whether to adopt an ordinance aimed at preventing the flow of tar sands oil to the city. Supporters said the proposal would protect the community of 25,000 residents from exposure to harmful toxins, while critics argued it would destroy existing businesses along the city’s working […]
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Correction: Maine minimum wage $7.50 per hour
LEWISTON — A story about call center employment in Maine published on Page A1 Sunday should have said Maine’s minimum wage is $7.50 per hour. It was a reporting error.
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The Hot Corner: The best show in Maine that nobody’s watching
The state’s flagship university currently has the best football team in what has long been regarded the toughest “championship subdivision” conference in the country. Do you fully appreciate the logistics and the odds that the University of Maine has overcome in achieving that status? Do you even care? Never mind the second question. The answer […]
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L-A calling: More Mainers earning a living on the line
LEWISTON — A rooftop patio, an employees-only brew pub and a work space dominated by a 6,000-gallon saltwater aquarium are some of the unexpected amenities workers at Argo Marketing Group’s new call center in Lewiston’s downtown will enjoy when the facility opens later this year. It’s part of the $2.4 million renovation of the long-boarded-over, […]
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Election Day 2013: Early voting low
Turner Deputy Town Clerk Joyce Moulin didn’t have to think twice when asked how many voters requested absentee ballots in her town. “Not very many,” she said Friday. That’s 23. Last year, during the presidential election, 500 voters in Turner asked for ballots ahead of time. The statewide deadline for regular absentee requests closed Thursday […]
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Republican lawmaker to get another chance to introduce human-trafficking bill
AUGUSTA — A bill that would allow Maine courts to vacate prostitution convictions from the records of those who are victims of human trafficking is likely to get another chance. Lawmakers on Maine’s Legislative Council rejected the bill in a 6-4 vote earlier this week as they attempted to sort more than 400 bills that […]
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New tech for Election Day; state unveils new voting machines
LEWISTON — It’s voting 2.0. This Election Day, Maine will roll out 428 new voting machines with digital scanners and stepped-up tech in 228 municipalities. Most voters will still exit their polling booths and head toward the ballot clerks, but now they’ll insert their paper ballot into a slot below a digital screen, pause, then […]
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Lawmakers continue scrutiny of MaineCare ride program
AUGUSTA — The executives in charge of a new brokerage system for delivering non-emergency rides, under a program offered through MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid system, say they have largely corrected many of the problems that led to confusion, frustration and missed medical appointments earlier this fall. But advocates for those who receive the rides and […]