AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has ruled that a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage to bar immigrants and asylum seekers from receiving General Assistance is illegal and unconstitutional. The proposed new rule, which was unveiled late last year by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, was meant to align qualification for […]
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LePage insists there are no set plans to move national guard unit
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage criticized Democrats on Thursday, saying they have mischaracterized and politicized the possible relocation of the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion. After a meeting with the adjunct general, Brig. General James Campbell, to discuss the federal government’s proposal to reduce guard units across the country, LePage accused Democrats of attempting […]
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R. Tremaine: Learn from N.J.’s mistakes
I found it interesting that N.J. Gov. Chris Christie came to Maine to endorse our most esteemed king, Gov. Paul LePage. Christie is well known as one of the rudest, loudmouthed bullies to serve as governor in any state. King Paul, as everyone knows, bows down to no man in his contempt for all who […]
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A. Esposito: A doggone shame
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and Maine Gov. Paul LePage — two peas in a pod. Pork barrel politics. Oink Oink. Who in the world would celebrate countless vetoes except those two. What a doggone shame. I can’t wait for a Christie-LePage ticket. May as well give the election to Hillary Clinton now. Anthony Esposito, Mexico
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LePage administration releases Alexander Group’s welfare study after months-long delay
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released a much-anticipated study by a controversial consultant, which presented analysis of and recommendations for the state’s welfare programs. The 228-page analysis was the result of months of work by the Rhode Island-based Alexander Group, which received a $925,000 no-bid contract for consulting […]
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LePage criticizes Dems, says nursing home funding need is ‘critical’
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says lawmakers’ failure to approve his bill to increase funding for the state’s nursing homes could force more facilities to shut their doors. After visiting a nursing home in Portland on Wednesday, LePage criticized lawmakers for nixing his $5 million bill earlier this month. The Republican governor said […]
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Maine blocks EBT cards at 44 ATMs in strip clubs, bars and liquor stores
AUGUSTA — Continuing its efforts to block the use of welfare benefits on prohibited products or services, Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration announced Monday that it has blocked the use of state-issued electronic benefit transfer cards at 44 ATM locations across Maine. Examples of ATMs in strip joints, liquor stores, night clubs and bars were […]
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LePage blames liberals for gridlock in Maine
PORTLAND — Republican Gov. Paul LePage, up for re-election this year, denounced political extremism while reiterating a disdain for newspapers, Medicaid expansion and what he views as loopholes in the state’s welfare system during a speech at a Portland business event Thursday morning. “In Augusta, there are some great Republicans and some great Democrats — the […]
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R. Caron: The veto king
Gov. Paul LePage prides himself on saving the taxpayers money, yet he is known for having made the most vetoes of any Maine governor, with more than 180 vetoes during his time in office. He has wasted people’s time and a multitude of hard-earned cash that Mainers now see as a total waste. It is […]
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Forest rangers undeterred by LePage veto of bill that would have armed them
BANGOR — Two perceived factors — training and the cost of paying for it — eventually led to the governor’s veto of a bill that would have provided for the arming of the state’s forest rangers, but one of the rangers who worked for the passage of LD 297 said the battle is far from […]