Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is spending $1.7 million of federal welfare dollars on after-school programs. The Bangor Daily News reports over a dozen nonprofit organizations received funding this year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant. Since 2015, Maine’s asked such after-school programs to show how they help prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies and encourage […]
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Court orders Paul LePage to release $3 million to workforce development board
AUGUSTA — A federal judge ordered the LePage administration on Wednesday to release several million dollars in workforce development funds to a Brunswick nonprofit that alleged the administration illegally withheld the federal money. U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock ruled that the law’s language is “mandatory and clear” that a governor must release money to […]
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Paul LePage warns feds want $51 million spent on Riverview returned
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is warning that lawmakers tasked with finding tens of millions of dollars to fund a voter-approved Medicaid expansion must also consider the potential return of $51 million in federal funding spent on the operation of a state psychiatric center. Gov. Paul LePage recently told The Associated Press he expects […]
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Paul LePage wants Maine to fund student debt relief programs
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Republican governor used his weekly radio address to chide lawmakers for not following through on promises to attract young people to the state by addressing student debt. The state is facing a growing need for skilled workers due its aging population and low unemployment. Gov. Paul LePage also has noted Maine’s recent […]
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'Little skinny guy from Maine' details impact of weight-loss surgery
Two days after Christmas last year, Ann LePage followed through on “the single best decision that I have made in my life” — undergoing a weight-loss operation at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. “This surgery has literally given me my life back,” Maine’s first lady told a medical conference last month. Gov. Paul LePage […]
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Gov. Paul LePage still wants to ban junk food from food stamp program
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor says he plans to bring up his proposal to prevent the use of food stamps for junk food during a visit to Washington, D.C. Gov. Paul LePage, who blames the sugar lobby for resistance to his proposal, planned to travel to Washington for a holiday party this […]
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Lawmakers begin looking for ways to fund Maine’s share of Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — Surpluses expected in the next two-year budget cycle could provide a starting point for funding the state’s share of Medicaid expansion, but it isn’t clear whether lawmakers would agree to use that money, or whether Gov. Paul LePage would veto such a move. But the state’s share of expanding the health insurance program […]
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Paul LePage says he wants to reverse solar rule delay
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor says he wants to reverse regulators’ move to delay a gradual ramp down in compensation for new solar panel owners who generate excess energy. Gov. Paul LePage said last week that he’s contacted Central Maine Power and the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Solar installers said reducing transmission and distribution […]
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Paul LePage reasserts his Medicaid expansion demands in letter to lawmakers
AUGUSTA — In a forceful letter to legislative leaders Monday, Gov. Paul LePage again laid down his demands for funding a voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Maine, emphasizing his position that the estimated $60 million a year cost be paid for without any tax increases. “The Legislature must now step up and identify a way to […]
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Paul LePage tells lawmakers 'show me the money' on Medicaid expansion
Despite strong support for expansion of Maine’s Medicaid program by voters, Gov. Paul LePage sure doesn’t sound like he has any intention of letting it happen on his watch. “The money has got to be in the bank before we expand,” LePage said during a swing through Lewiston this week to campaign for a mayoral […]