AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he doesn’t think the three-person gubernatorial race is going to be a close one. On the George Hale-Ric Tyler show on WVOM-FM on Thursday, LePage said that he’s “going to be blown out by a landslide” or he’s “going to win by a landslide.” Most pre-election polls have […]
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Cutler, Michaud support Medicaid-paid abortions; LePage opposed
LEWISTON — The battle over abortion is heating up again in the Maine governor’s race. Eliot Cutler, the independent in the race, said he would support allowing MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, to cover the cost of abortion services for women eligible for the government-sponsored health care program. Cutler said it’s a position he’s long […]
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LePage wants drug testing for TANF recipients
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced Wednesday that his administration will begin requiring people convicted of drug felonies to take drug tests as a condition of applying for or receiving cash benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The launch of mandated drug-testing comes after the Department of Health and Human Services bolstered […]
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For LePage, state-funded contingency account is personal charity fund
AUGUSTA — There’s a truism in politics that the Legislature “controls the purse strings.” It’s a shorthand reference to the fact that if you want the state to spend money on something, you’ve got to go through the Legislature. But there’s one state account set aside for the governor to spend, largely at his or […]
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Maine fiscal year ended with unexpected revenue
AUGUSTA — Maine ended the fiscal year with $39.1 million more in revenues than officials had expected, Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said Wednesday. The extra revenue plus unspent state funds produced a net year-end surplus of nearly $62 million when the fiscal year ended June 30, said Richard Rosen, acting commissioner for the Department […]
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R. Melendy: Gov. LePage unveiled
Those who doubt that Gov. Paul LePage discredits the entire state of Maine and all of its citizens should review newspaper articles and editorials that reveal: • The governor stated that a Democratic leader, “… claims to be for the people, but he’s the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline,” […]
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L. Gibson: Keep Maine moving
I have been hearing some supporters of Mike Michaud talking about what a nice guy he is. While it’s true that he is a nice guy, that doesn’t get the job done. Being a nice guy hasn’t created any record of accomplishment after 12 years in Congress. Being a nice guy didn’t create solutions to […]
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Gov. LePage designates $10,000 for Veterans Memorial Park in Caribou
CARIBOU — Gov. Paul LePage has designated $10,000 from his contingency fund for a park in Caribou that honors veterans. The Republican governor’s office said that the funds will go to the Veterans Memorial Park Association to further build and maintain the park. Phillip McDonough, chairman of the association, says the funds will help greatly […]
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Michaud campaign has more cash than LePage, Cutler campaigns
AUGUSTA — Mike Michaud continues to outpace his two gubernatorial opponents in the money race as the campaigns heat up leading into August. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the state Tuesday night, the Democrat’s total fundraising has netted more than $1.9 million for the campaign to date. With more than […]
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LePage wants answers on immigrant children placed in Maine
AUGUSTA — In a conference call Tuesday with federal agencies, Gov. Paul LePage was informed that eight illegal immigrant children have been placed in Maine by the federal government. “I only learned that children have been placed in Maine after I asked the question,” LePage said in a prepared statement. “No one from the federal […]