AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is officially asking the federal government to impose work and premium requirements on state Medicaid recipients. Low-income Mainers this spring told state regulators the changes would make it harder to access health care that would allow them to work. Maine Public reported (http://bit.ly/2vvfuU4 ) Maine Equal Justice […]
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LePage's foot-in-mouth act
Here we go again — the governor can always be counted on to put his foot in his mouth. Some things in a safe, sane and cautious society must be regulated, that is what laws are for. I am sure that Gov. Paul LePage, regardless of being “tired of regulations” on society, did not realize […]
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Jared Golden's new law aims to improve mental health care for veterans
AUGUSTA — Though Gov. Paul LePage vetoed 25 bills this week, he let a measure to help veterans with mental health issues become law. Sponsor Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, said there are more than 10,000 veterans in Maine who don’t use Veterans Administration services who may need mental health help. During the debate on the […]
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Paul LePage took his spat with Collins and King to WSJ op-ed pages
Gov. Paul LePage took his fight with Maine’s U.S. senators to the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The governor has been hammering Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King since their Friday votes against a Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but he ramped it up on Tuesday with a Wall Street Journal op-ed headlined […]
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Gov. Paul LePage expects Legislature to override some vetoes Wednesday
AUGUSTA — After pondering whether lawmakers will be able to deal with all of his vetoes in a single day, Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he expects them to override at least a couple of them. He said legislators are likely to overturn his rejections of a ban on using handheld devices while driving and […]
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Gov. Paul LePage blames GOP for student debt relief plan failure
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he couldn’t round up enough support from wary Republicans to push through a proposed $40 million bond issue to help young workers pay off their student debts this year. But, he told radio interviewers, he’s not giving up. “I am going to take it out on the streets […]
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LePage calls health care votes by Susan Collins and Angus King 'disgusting
Gov. Paul LePage blasted Maine’s two U.S. senators Tuesday for their recent votes against a health care overhaul package backed by Senate Republicans. LePage, who previously said he also opposed the Senate Republican bill that was defeated last week, said during a Tuesday radio interview on WVOM that independent Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Susan Collins […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says inappropriate FOA use is designed to disrupt
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor says misuse of public access law is costing the state “thousands of dollars” and is designed to disrupt his administration. Gov. Paul LePage spoke out against what he calls inappropriate use of Maine’s Freedom of Access Act during an appearance on WGAN-AM Thursday morning. He says he supports […]
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Maine ends fiscal year with $111 million surplus
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says Maine has ended the fiscal year with a $110.9 million surplus. The Republican administration says the surplus will be funneled into funds to stabilize the state budget and reduce the state income tax rate. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2u1kN9k ) the administration will allocate about $37 […]
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Susan Collins is going to run for governor, Paul LePage says
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he believes that Maine’s senior senator, Republican Susan Collins, has her eye on Blaine House.. “I think she knows what she’s doing. She’s planning to run for governor,” LePage told Portland radio station WGAN. Collins, who’s been in the Senate for two decades, has said she plans to […]