The Republican governor is scheduled to speak at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday. Twenty three students have been studying there since January. U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Dwight Bush, Sr. is also expected to attend the ceremony for UNE’s campus, which is the only American higher education institution in the country. LePage’s office said last month […]
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G. Colby: LePage ‘gets real life’
I find it strange that the party of class warfare here in Maine has a Democratic Senate president, who grew up in a privileged environment, criticizing a Republican governor, who has been supporting himself since he was 12 years old. Many people slam Paul LePage for being “rough around the edges,” but I say every […]
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Donato Tramuto: Governor’s MaineCare expansion veto bad news for Mainers
I cannot begin to comprehend the failure by the state Senate to overturn Gov. Paul LePage’s reckless decision to veto — for a third time — legislation that would have expanded Medicaid coverage to roughly 70,000 residents. What they have done could cause great harm to not just the roughly 70,000 low-income residents who have, […]
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LePage vetoes nine bills
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage vetoed teacher evaluation rules that have been under development for more than two years as well as a bill that calls for a redo of controversial large-scale metallic mineral mining rules amid a crop of nine new vetoes issued Friday afternoon. Education proponents said LePage’s veto of the teacher evaluation […]
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Maine Democrats continue Medicaid expansion push
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Democrats are advancing a new bill to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 70,000 low-income residents under the federal health care law, but its chance of getting past Republican Gov. Paul LePage is slim. The bill sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash was given initial approval in a 21-14 […]
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Maine House OKs expanding heroin overdose antidote
AUGUSTA — After an initial vote in the House, a life-saving drug that can stop an opiate overdose in its tracks could well be on its way into the hands of more emergency responders, law enforcement officers, firefighters and addicts’ loved ones. Despite opposition from Republican Gov. Paul LePage, the House unanimously voted to give […]
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State Senate sustains LePage’s veto of Medicaid expansion for third time
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature failed on Friday in its third attempt to overturn Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to 70,000 low-income residents under the federal health care law — an issue that’s certain to play prominently in this year’s governor’s race. The 22-13 vote in the Senate was […]
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LePage indicates opposition to $30 million budget patch, threatens to keep lawmakers in Augusta
“If they try to do what they’ve done for the last three years, they will be here until Election Day because I will call them back every day to fill the hole in the budget,” said LePage during a press conference on Wednesday. “They are playing games.” Though LePage was not specific about his opposition […]
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LePage signs bill aimed at helping East Millinocket paper mill
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill that aims to restore more than 200 jobs lost at a paper mill in East Millinocket. The bill signed by the Republican governor this week aims to allow the owner of the Great Northern Paper mill to receive revenue from the sale of energy […]
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LePage signs bill that allows East Millinocket mill sell more electricity
EAST MILLINOCKET — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill that would allow electricity sales to restore at least 200 jobs and re-energize a local paper mill, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. “This is a step in the right direction so that both parties can come to an agreement,” said Adrienne Bennett, calling the […]