AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is one of six Republican governors asking President Barack Obama to initiate reforms in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The governors sent a letter to Obama this week after news of an attempt to cover up delays by veterans seeking getting health care. In the letter, the governors said they’re […]
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LePage, legislative leaders to discuss Alexander Group report next week
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage will meet legislative leaders to discuss what action the state may take against the Alexander Group in the wake of allegations the Rhode Island consultant plagiarized its recent report on reforming Maine’s welfare system. Peter Steele, the governor’s communications director, said Thursday that LePage would meet with the top Democratic […]
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Auburn Mayor LaBonte to join LePage administration
AUGUSTA — Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte is joining state government. Republican Gov. Paul LePage announced Wednesday he was appointing LaBonte as director of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Management. The office was created to replace the State Planning Office. LaBonte will take over for former state lawmaker Richard Rosen, who was appointed acting commissioner […]
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Construction group endorses LePage for governor again
GRAY — Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday during a campaign stop at a gravel pit that the state’s economy would be much better off if Democrats in the Legislature hadn’t spent the past two years turning away dozens of his policy initiatives. LePage’s comments came during an event where the Associated Builders and Contractors of […]
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Cutler turns in signatures for election ballot, renews call for debates
AUGUSTA — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler turned in more than 5,500 voter signatures Thursday, ensuring his name will be on Maine’s 2014 election ballot. Cutler, of Cape Elizabeth, also renewed his challenge to the other two candidates in the race — Republican Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine — to […]
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LePage names Rosen as acting finance chief
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is appointing deputy finance chief Richard Rosen to serve as acting head of the department. The Republican governor said Thursday that Rosen will take over for Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Millett (SAH’-win MIH’-leht), who is stepping down at the end of the month after spending […]
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LePage efforts to recoup payments for plagiarized report could prove fruitless
LEWISTON — The state may have a difficult time recovering any of the more than $500,000 it has paid a private consultant to develop a study and analysis of Maine’s welfare system following the revelation that parts of the study contained plagiarized material, a Maine law professor said Wednesday. Gov. Paul LePage has said the […]
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National Guard general says Maine likely to lose 133rd Engineer Battalion
AUGUSTA — The Maine Army National Guard’s top official said Tuesday that a controversial proposal to convert the storied 133rd Engineer Battalion into infantry units is likely the best possible way to adapt to shifting military priorities. But that doesn’t mean he loves the idea. “If the federal government and the Army decides to do this, we […]
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R. Bechard: Liberals to blame for problems
Left-wing legislative officials have been giving welfare program benefits to the wrong people for years. Democrats don’t understand that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are not a way of life; they are there to help get people back on their feet. All Gov. Paul LePage is doing is cracking down on […]
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T. Shields: Give the governor credit for improvements
Gov. Paul LePage’s actions speak louder than his words. The current Republican legislators and Gov. LePage have demonstrated common sense. Maine promised care to the needy who are unable to care for themselves. That funding was increased. Welfare fraud was addressed. Additional nursing home reimbursement was needed but was blocked by Democrats. States were urged […]