AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have rejected Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to use revenue generated from increased logging on public lands to help residents buy modern heating equipment. The Democratic-led House voted 89-53 on Friday in favor of killing the bill that would take $1 million in timber harvest revenue funds to help residents buy things […]
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Maine Republicans continue to push welfare reforms
AUGUSTA — Maine Republican lawmakers continue to push for proposals to overhaul the state’s welfare program, but they face significant opposition from majority Democrats. Dozens of Republicans gathered outside of the State House on Friday to support the measures, which among other things would limit the use of electronic benefit cards to alcohol and cigarettes. […]
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Maine House votes to override veto on health care price bill
AUGUSTA — Maine’s House of Representatives has voted to overturn Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that makes changes to the law requiring health care providers to make available a price list of common procedures. The House voted 138-4 on Friday in favor of overriding the bill that requires providers to tell patients […]
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Maine Senate sustains veto of homeless shelter bill
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have failed to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill changing the funding formula for youth homeless shelters. The Democratic-led Senate voted 20-14 in favor of overturning the Republican governor’s veto on Wednesday, falling short of the two-thirds support necessary. The measure seeks to ensure that the funds for youth […]
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Maine Senate votes down tax cut referendum
AUGUSTA — A proposal for a referendum asking voters if they want to cut taxes and government spending was nixed by the Maine Senate on Wednesday. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 21-13, mostly along party lines, in favor of rejecting the bill backed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Under the measure, the state would ask voters if […]
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Maine House votes to overturn three vetoes
AUGUSTA— The Maine House has voted to overturn three of Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s vetoes. The Democratic-led House and Senate overturned LePage’s veto of a bill Wednesday creating a study group aimed at strengthening laws to protect children from abuse and neglect. LePage said the Department of Health and Human Services already volunteered to do […]
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LePage vetoes four Democratic-sponsored bills he says are unnecessary
LePage wrote in a veto letter delivered to the Legislature Tuesday afternoon that LD 1685, A Resolve to Strengthen the Protection of Children from Abuse and Neglect, would create a study group to perform a task the Department of Health and Human Services is already capable of doing. The bill, which passed unanimously in the […]
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LePage to sign bill seeking recognition of Agent Orange exposure in Canada
PORTLAND (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is poised to sign into law a bill calling on the federal government to recognize disabilities suffered by Maine soldiers who were exposed to Agent Orange at a military base in Canada. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. John Tuttle, focuses on potential exposure by Maine Army National Guard […]
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Maine raises awareness of child abuse
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has declared April to be Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month. Though the governor was not present, law enforcement, public health officials and social service providers gathered Tuesday in the State House Hall of Flags to commemorate the proclamation and urge greater awareness of child abuse and neglect in Maine. […]
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LePage to visit Morocco for UNE event
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage will travel to Morocco this month to help celebrate the University of New England’s new campus in Tangier. The Republican governor’s office said Friday that LePage will also seek trade opportunities for Maine when he visits the country for the ceremony on April 22. Among the others expected […]