PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage has floated the idea he could play a role in a Donald Trump presidency, a move that might benefit the state’s Senate president, a fellow Republican with whom he has had a tepid relationship. LePage, whose term as governor doesn’t expire until 2018, would have to leave office early if he […]
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Paul LePage accuses Angus King of siding with feds on national monument
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage reiterated his opposition to a proposed north woods national monument Thursday and seemed miffed that he wasn’t personally notified of meetings next week between the National Park Service’s leader and residents chaired by U.S. Sen. Angus King. The Office of the Governor, LePage said in a prepared statement, did not receive any […]
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Gov. Paul LePage fails to sign meal tax bill
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has decided not to sign a bill that would have exempted nonprofits from charging sales tax on fundraising meals. Without the governor’s signature, the bill will not become law. Theoretically, a nonprofit still must pay an 8 percent meal tax to the state on monthly fundraising suppers and a 5.5 percent […]
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Gov. Paul LePage wants to go to Washington one way or another
Someone asked the governor if he will be running against U.S. Sen. Angus King. LePage said he will run if he’s not in Washington, which did get applause. In LePage’s May 4 town hall in Lewiston, LePage told the crowd if he was not working for the Trump administration, he would like to run against […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says he didn’t like ‘North Woods Law’ anyway
Gov. Paul LePage said this morning that he played a role in the cancellation of “North Woods Law,” a reality television show that was at the center of an investigative report published this week by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. LePage, in response to questions about the demise of the show from WVOM radio hosts on Tuesday […]
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Greater Androscoggin Humane Society broke rules for LePage
LEWISTON — A Mexico woman is angry that one of the busiest animal shelters in the state broke its own policy this week by allowing the governor to skip waiting in line and adopt his new dog, Veto, a day before the Jack Russell terrier mix was made available to the public. Heath Arsenault […]
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Analysis: Expect Gov. Paul LePage to get feistier
AUGUSTA — A federal judge’s dismissal of a legal dispute between Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves and Republican Gov. Paul LePage could embolden an already confident governor who has bulldozed a path to his political whims, no matter who finds themselves in his path. Though the legal battle over LePage’s coercion of Good Will-Hinckley to […]
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Judge dismisses Mark Eves lawsuit against Gov. Paul LePage
PORTLAND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Republican Gov. Paul LePage of using blackmail to force a charter school operator to rescind a job offer to a political opponent, a flap that roiled the Legislature and led to an impeachment effort. U.S. District Judge George Z. Singal ruled in favor of the governor, […]
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Do a trade for the governor
I have never had a lot good to say about Gov. Paul LePage, but I admit that I was intrigued when he named himself Commissioner of Education — although it seemed a dictatorial move — because of his seemingly high personal interest in the subject. Now I read two things (Sun Journal, April 27.) He […]
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Veto report: Legislature overturns LePage’s veto on Narcan bill
AUGUSTA — The Latest on veto overrides by the Legislature: UPDATED 4:39 p.m. (BDN): The Legislature has completed its work, at least as far as vetoes are concerned. The Senate took its vote on the final veto from Gov. Paul LePage at about 4:30 p.m. Friday. Of the 33 vetoes considered Friday, 12 were sustained and one […]