Gov. Paul LePage thinks he is above the law. He said he would pass along the Alexander Group report on expanding Medicaid in Maine when he was good and ready. On Jan. 8, Maine’s attorney general stated that, by law, the report should be released immediately to the public. I believe that if jobs could […]
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Maine speeds up concealed weapon permit process
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine state police have cleared a backlog of concealed weapons permits, issuing a total of 11,000 of them. Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that there was a backlog of 5,000 requests that were cleared by the Maine State Police Special Investigations Unit within the Maine Department of Public Safety. Last year, the […]
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Michaud raises more than foes in Maine governor’s race
AUGUSTA — Campaign finance reports show Democratic challenger Mike Michaud outpacing the other two candidates in fundraising so far in the race for Maine governor. According to reports filed Wednesday, Michaud raised nearly $700,000 in the latest reporting period that ended Dec. 31, and has now raised more than $1 million overall. Incumbent Republican Gov. Paul […]
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LePage plans summer trade mission to Iceland, United Kingdom
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage will lead a trade mission to Iceland and the United Kingdom this summer to explore opportunities for Maine businesses to increase exports to those countries, according to a news release from the Maine International Trade Center. The trade mission, scheduled for June 8-13, was born of the arrival in Maine […]
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Maine House overrides LePage’s veto on food bill
AUGUSTA — The House of Representatives voted by a thin margin Tuesday to override Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would encourage schools and state government agencies to purchase food produced in Maine. LD 1254, An Act to Increase Consumption of Maine Foods in All State Institutions, was vetoed by LePage on Friday along […]
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LePage says Maine must find $119 million to balance budget
AUGUSTA — Republican and House Minority Leader Kenneth Fredette, R-Newport, said late Monday afternoon that new data show a general fund revenue shortfall of $119 million in the two-year budget that started July 1, 2013, and ends June 30, 2015. The Department of Health and Human Services accounts for the vast majority of the shortfall. […]
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R. Caron: Get LePage out of office
Another year is upon us. Seeing that we were robbed of our rent rebates for the year 2012, we are now receiving the long, complicated application for the year 2013 rebate. How much money was involved in putting together this weird form with its series of multiply this number by 45 percent or 20 percent, […]
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Maine governor hammers away at welfare fraud
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage plans to introduce legislation to address welfare fraud that he cited in Electronic Benefit Transfer card transactions made at liquor stores, smoke shops and strip clubs. LePage introduced data last week that indicate there were 3,000 Electronic Benefit Transfer card transactions made at shops in Maine that primarily sell […]
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LePage signs GMO labeling bill
AUGUSTA — A bill that requires labeling for genetically modified food is going to become law in Maine. The bill, approved by the Legislature in the last session signed by Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday, will only go into effect if other Northeastern states approve similar measures. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association […]
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Hundreds rally at State House in full-court press on Medicaid expansion
While Mainers who have lost their health care coverage or are not eligible for MaineCare without expansion told their stories, the political challenge of winning expansion this session was as clear as the broadcast from Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s television, beaming down his welfare-reform message on the assembled activists: “Maine’s Medicaid program is crowding out […]