On this page: Read Gov. Paul LePage’s letter to town administrators. AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has doubled down on new state guidelines barring undocumented immigrants from receiving General Assistance, decreeing that any municipality that bucks the new rule will see all state reimbursement for the program cut off. That’s a shift from previous announcements […]
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North to Augusta: Loring and LePage, China and beyond
Chinese trade mission for base named for Loring Gov. Paul LePage will return this week from China and many – especially LePage’s supporters – are hoping the governor will bring some good news from the Far East. On the table is a potential deal that could bring millions of dollars of investment to the state […]
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B. Sheats: Supports Maine’s veterans
As a veteran, I am angered by Gov. LePage and Eliot Cutler’s accusations against a stalwart friend and supporter of veterans of the U.S. Armed forces, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. Michaud has been a loud and often lonely voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, fighting for improvements in the Veterans Affairs system. In fact, […]
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LePage to travel to China on business trip
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage will soon head to China to visit with a company regarding a potential manufacturing project in northern Maine. The Republican is scheduled to leave Maine for Beijing on June 21. His office said that he was invited by a company that’s headquartered there to discuss an investment and […]
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North to Augusta: Primary spin cycles accelerate Maine’s campaign season
With the June primaries behind them, Maine’s major political parties — Democrats and Republicans — are now working to heal any lingering hard feelings from what’s been some very heated races — especially in the state’s giant 2nd U.S. Congressional District. Every State House seat and the governor’s office is also up for grabs this […]
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Maine trade delegation continues mission to London
AUGUSTA — Maine officials and businesses have arrived in the United Kingdom to continue their North Atlantic trade mission. The group is shifting its focus to London on Thursday after spending several days in Reykjavik, Iceland. Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who returned to Maine on Wednesday, participated in the Iceland portion of the trip. He […]
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LePage says DHHS in talks with consultant over plagiarized study
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage said he hoped the problems around a controversial welfare study his administration commissioned on a $925,200 no-bid contract could be used as an “education moment,” during a visit to Lewiston on Thursday. LePage was visiting the Androscoggin Business to Business Trade Show at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee when he told […]
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Ethics commission fines LePage for missing campaign finance deadlines
The penalties, totaling $210, are preliminary, and LePage has the opportunity to request a waiver. Between May 28 and June 9, Maine law required candidates for elective office to file reports of any contribution over $1,000 within 24 hours of receiving the money. LePage’s gubernatorial campaign filed two late reports. Neither of his opponents — […]
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Democratic leaders resist LePage’s call for a special legislative session
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Friday used a letter to legislative leaders to renew his call for a special session of the Legislature to deal with loose ends he said Democrats left hanging when they adjourned in May. But Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, says majority Democrats will not bring the Legislature back […]
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LePage, utilities commissioner at odds over ethics in Nestle case
AUGUSTA — Three people in the state have the power to decide how much Mainers pay every month for water, natural gas, telephone and electricity. They’re the members of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, and they preside over decorous, court-like proceedings in which they set rates and regulate about 430 telephone, electric, gas and water […]