AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has traveled widely in the past six months, from meetings or conferences in the White House, California and Texas to trade missions in Iceland and Finland. But how much taxpayers are spending on the far-flung travels by the governor, his staff and security team is a mystery. The Portland Press […]
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Federal tax reform could increase Mainers’ state tax bills
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are figuring out how to ensure Mainers aren’t hit with a higher state tax bill due to the Republican tax overhaul that President Donald Trump recently signed into law. Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said Thursday he’ll submit legislation aimed at preventing a state tax hike. The federal policy […]
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Pharmacy board raises age for those allowed to buy lifesaving overdose antidote
AUGUSTA – Maine’s Board of Pharmacy on Thursday approved amended rules that would allow pharmacists to dispense the opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone without a prescription but only to individuals age 21 or older. In an apparent compromise struck with Gov. Paul LePage, the board voted early Thursday to increase the age from 18 to […]
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Paul LePage says drilling off Maine coast would lower prices
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage says drilling for oil in waters off the state’s coast could increase energy independence and provide more heating oil for Mainers. LePage in a Maine Public interview on Tuesday said the state has recently weathered a cold snap and severe shortages in petroleum products. President Donald Trump’s […]
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LePage says he doesn't know anything about the Maine Examiner
The online Maine Examiner, which is in the middle of a political spat between Democrats and Republicans, remains a mystery to Gov. Paul LePage. During an interview with Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show Tuesday, the governor denied any knowledge of the conservative-oriented website at the center of an ethics complaint filed by the Maine […]
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Waterville mom devastated after ICE officers took her husband away
WATERVILLE — Mindy Saint Martin finds herself crying frequently, but she tries not to when her children, Donovan, 5, and Marcus, 2, are present. “I cry a lot every day — when I go to bed, I cry when I’m in the shower, I cry if I go to the bathroom, but I try not […]
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Paul LePage says long-delayed opioid antidote rules don’t need his OK
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Monday he is opposed to a new law that allows pharmacists to dispense naloxone without a prescription because it gives people as young as 18 access to the overdose antidote. LePage also told a New England Cable News reporter that rules for the new law developed by the Maine […]
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Maine falls behind other states in efforts to prevent overdose deaths
AUGUSTA — In New Hampshire, an online map locates scores of pharmacies where anyone can buy an over-the-counter dose of naloxone, a medication that saves lives by reversing the effects of an opioid overdose. In Utah, the state health director issued a standing order authorizing any pharmacist to dispense naloxone. In North Carolina, the Republican […]
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Paul LePage wins battle in fight over workforce development funding
Gov. Paul LePage won a longstanding battle Friday when the Maine State Workforce Board supported his plan requiring regional workforce agencies to devote 70 percent of federal funds to job training or lose a portion of their funding. The vote supersedes a compromise the board reached in December that set a goal of spending 45 […]
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Paul LePage blocks new wind energy permits
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage imposed a moratorium on new wind energy permits in Maine on Wednesday while establishing a commission that will meet behind closed doors to study the economic impacts of wind turbines on the state’s tourism industry. LePage, a long-time critic of wind energy, issued an executive order creating the Maine Wind […]