PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage and New Brunswick Premier David Alward have signed an agreement outlining greater collaboration between the state and provincial governments on economic issues. LePage’s office said in a statement Monday that representatives from Maine and New Brunswick will form a new joint committee to carry out the goals of the new […]
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GOP ticket in Maine features conflicting views
LEWISTON — She’s been endorsed by labor unions, a leading environmental organization, a national gay rights group and Maine’s popular independent U.S. senator, Angus King. At first blush it would be easy to mistake Susan Collins — seeking her fourth term in the U.S. Senate — as a Democrat. But Collins is most decidedly a […]
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Maine nursing homes: LePage finds $13.1 million for facilities
AUGUSTA — After weeks of wrangling with Democrats over funding for nursing homes, Gov. Paul LePage announced Thursday that Maine’s roughly 100 facilities will get an additional $13.1 million this fiscal year through an arrangement that doesn’t require the Legislature’s approval. The Republican governor’s administration said it identified $4.6 million in savings within the Department of […]
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Asylum seekers ask to join suit challenging LePage ban on aid to undocumented immigrants
PORTLAND — Two women seeking asylum from the country of Burundi have asked to join a lawsuit challenging a state policy proposed by Gov. Paul LePage that would eliminate reimbursement to communities that provide General Assistance to undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and Maine Equal Justice Partners filed […]
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Democrats challenge LePage to create nursing home aid plan
AUGUSTA — The top two Democrats in the Legislature are calling Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s bluff on his repeated requests that lawmakers order a special session to provide more funds for Maine’s nursing homes. In a July 14 letter to Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, and House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, LePage reiterated his […]
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R. Tremaine: Maine is better than that
Maine’s glorious leader, Gov. Paul LePage, is at it again. That man has already earned the title of the “Craziest Governor” in America by Politico. Now we find out that he has met, eight times in 2013, with a group affiliated with the Sovereign Citizens. That group has been named a “domestic terrorist group” by […]
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LePage blasts Congress for holding up transportation funds
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is urging Congress to act to prevent a looming shortfall in federal highway dollars that would devastate Maine’s roads budget. In a letter to Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud, who’s on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, LePage warns that Maine faces a roughly 70 percent cut in highway reimbursements […]
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Analysis: Why this governor’s race is not a repeat of 2010
AUGUSTA — For more than three years, a common sight on Maine roads has been a bumper sticker that reads “61%: We did not vote for Paul LePage.” The sticker began showing up shortly after LePage took office, reinforcing the notion that he rose from private businessman to the state’s highest elected office with far […]
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How Paul LePage became Maine’s governor
AUGUSTA — For the roughly 62 percent of voters who chose someone other than Republican Paul LePage for governor on Election Day in 2010, the result was a shock. They remember a campaign full of controversy over property tax payments, threats to punch reporters and a promise that, if elected, the Waterville Republican would tell […]
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LePage clarifies position on Social Security and Medicare
AUGUSTA — In a new campaign video, Republican Gov. Paul LePage attacks his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, while clarifying and defending his position on Social Security and Medicare. Democrats recently challenged LePage for lumping the federal programs, that largely serve elderly Mainers, in with other public benefit programs that LePage considers “welfare.” In […]