You will recognize the type, because there is one in most families. He’s the weird uncle who enjoys showing up at family gatherings just to get a good argument started. He makes mean little comments that get under people’s skin. He seems to have a different opinion just to have a different opinion, and he […]
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Gov. LePage responds to Democrats with Vaseline comment
See the full, uncut interview with Gov. Paul LePage at WMTW.com AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday said a Democratic lawmaker, Sen. Troy Jackson of Aroostook County, “claims to be for the people but he’s the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline.” LePage also said that Jackson has […]
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LePage says he wants to negotiate new budget
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced to cheers Thursday that he’s going to veto the two-year budget that contains temporary tax increase and asked for a continuing resolution to buy time to negotiate a budget without tax increases. During an Americans For Prosperity rally dubbed “Don’t Overtax ME” in the State House Hall of Flags, […]
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Jeb Bush to raise money for LePage’s re-election
Bush will headline an event July 2 at a hotel in Kennebunkport, where his father, former President George H.W. Bush, has a seaside estate at Walker’s Point. A number of Republicans are listed as hosts of the event, including moderate former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe along with current Sen. Susan Collins. Also listed as hosts […]
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LePage says he won’t talk to Portland, Augusta, Waterville newspapers
AUGUSTA — Maine’s blunt-spoken governor doesn’t mince words when opponents dare to cross him but he’s saved some of his harshest criticism for newspapers, once telling schoolchildren he isn’t a fan of papers and another time saying that reading one is “like paying somebody to tell you lies.” Now it’s gone to an extreme, with Republican […]
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Legislature sustains 5 more LePage vetoes Monday
AUGUSTA — The Legislature sustained five more vetoes issued by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday. So far Democratic lawmakers have been unable to overturn 17 LePage vetoes. In separate votes in the House and the Senate on Monday, lawmakers were unable to muster the two-thirds majorities needed as they attempted to override bills that addressed […]
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LePage vetoes bill that would protect overdose witnesses who call for help
AUGUSTA — Democrats who support a bill vetoed Monday by Gov. Paul LePage said the governor misunderstood its intent and have vowed to try to override the veto. LePage said in his veto message to the Legislature that LD 1044 would “create an unnecessary barrier for drug enforcement when drug use remains a significant scourge […]
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LePage supporters launch ad opposing budget deal
AUGUSTA — A conservative advocacy group associated with Gov. Paul LePage will begin running television ads opposing a budget deal reached by lawmakers last week. Maine People Before Politics, a group that evolved from the Republican governor’s 2010 transition fund, is launching a television ad campaign starting Tuesday pressuring lawmakers to oppose any tax increases. […]
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LePage proclaims Destroyer Escort Day
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has proclaimed next Saturday as Destroyer Escort Day in Maine. The June 15 proclamation honors American sailors from World War II and the Vietnam and Korean wars who served on destroyer escort ships. The ships were used as lifelines for Allied forces by protecting convoys from submarines in the […]