Gov. Paul LePage said, in one of his interviews, that he was offended by what one of the state senators said about him. I would say that LePage was the only one who was offended. But he doesn’t mind offending, or hurting, hundreds of people. For example, ending the circuit breaker program for renter rebates. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage wants Legislature to fast track $100 million transportation bond
AUGUSTA — In a letter sent to the Democratic legislative leadership Wednesday, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said time is running out to reconvene the Legislature and approve sending his proposed $100 million transportation bond to voters this November. Both parties say they support the transportation bond, but there is disagreement over how quickly it needs […]
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LePage: Taxes, regulation and energy costs affect economic growth
JAY — Taxes, regulation and energy are the primary issues that face the State of Maine and economic development, Gov. Paul LePage told area chamber of commerce members and guests Friday. Speaking at the Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls chamber meeting at LaFleur’s Restaurant, LePage said until the tax structure is changed, energy costs lowered […]
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LePage says Democrats are fighting to deny school choice
AUGUSTA — Senate President Justin Alfond’s criticism of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in the Bangor Daily News last week drew a pointed response Wednesday from Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who told Alfond, a Democrat, in a letter that “attacking a public charter school that provides choice for Maine students reeks of hypocrisy.” LePage, […]
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Democrats, environmentalists rip LePage plan to diminish Maine’s role in air pollution cooperative
AUGUSTA — Opposition is mounting to Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to limit Maine’s role in a 13-state initiative designed to curb the production of smog under the federal Clean Air Act. Numerous environmental groups and legislative Democrats weighed in against the proposal on Tuesday, with lawmakers calling it a “race to the bottom that […]
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State Republican parties mired in dysfunction
PORTLAND (AP) — Plagued by infighting and deep ideological divisions, state Republican parties from Alaska to Maine are mired in dysfunction. Several state Republican leaders have been forced out or resigned in recent months, and many state GOP parties face financial problems and skeptical national leaders. Democrats are not immune to such problems, but the […]
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Bethel selectmen meeting on Wednesday canceled
BETHEL — A special selectmen’s meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Bethel Town Office has been canceled, according to Board of Selectmen Chairman Stan Howe. The special meeting originally had been set up to allow the board to approve a contractor bid to create road signs for local businesses but Howe […]
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Compare Maine, N.H. on all factors
Anyone interested in eliminating income taxes eventually finds their way to a Maine/New Hampshire comparison, as a writer for Forbes magazine did Friday. In a column on the magazine’s website, Travis Brown wrote, “Maine doesn’t attract the level of derision that extremely high-tax states (like New York) do.” That surprised us after all of the […]
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LePage says latest unemployment numbers show his policies are working
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage touted the fact that Maine’s unemployment rate in June remained at 6.8 percent, which is the lowest since the recession struck in November 2008, as an indication that his fiscal policies are boosting Maine’s private sector. LePage said new data show the unemployment rate stood at 6.8 percent in […]
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Gay marriage opponents praise LePage for Vaseline comment
LePage’s administration quickly distanced him from Michael Heath, best known as the former executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, and Paul Madore, director of the Maine Grassroots Coalition. The two said at a news conference at the State House on Wednesday that when LePage said Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson claimed “to be […]