Just when I figure this political year can’t get any more outlandish, Gov. LePage says he’s “seriously” thinking about challenging Sen. Angus King in 2018. Can anyone imagine LePage on the Senate floor three years hence? I would like to think that debate in the “world’s greatest deliberative body” will be more civil by then […]
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Gov. Paul LePage makes Beardsley the Education ‘public service executive’
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has approved a financial order that will keep the man who is Maine’s de facto education commissioner — but hasn’t been confirmed by legislators — in office through 2018. The order allows acting Education Commissioner William Beardsley to be “public service executive” in his department through April 2018, calling the position one […]
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House fails to overturn LePage veto on DHHS bill
Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed an effort by the Legislature to intervene in a move by the Department of Health and Human Services to change eligibility criteria for Medicaid-funded services for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism. The veto was sustained late Wednesday evening with an 83-66 vote in the House, which is short of the […]
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Gov. Paul LePage plans ‘to go after’ Sen. Angus King
In comments at the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis Club Tuesday evening, Gov. Paul LePage lashed out at independent U.S. Sen. Angus King, criticizing the former governor for his private dealings in the energy sector, which LePage said have benefited King to the tune of more than $100 million. Hat tip to Bangor Daily News reporter Abigail Curtis […]
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Gov. Paul LePage clarifies; 2 companies to shed 900 jobs
Hear Gov. Paul LePage’s radio comments There has been widespread speculation for the past several days about what Gov. Paul LePage was talking about during his town hall meeting in Orono last week when he said a southern Maine business is about to shed 900 jobs. LePage returned to the topic Tuesday morning during his […]
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Legislature overturns LePage veto on wrongful death suits bill
UPDATED 3 P.M.: AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill that gives families of homicide victims more time to file a lawsuit will become law over the objections of Gov. Paul LePage. The Maine House and Senate on Monday voted nearly unanimously to override LePage’s veto of the bill, which extends the statute of limitations for filing […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Maine about to lose 900 jobs
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says that a company in southern Maine is on the verge of shedding 900 jobs, and he suggested that the company is leaving the state. The Republican governor told an audience at a town-hall-style meeting in Orono on Wednesday that he would not name the firm because he is he […]
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Legislative panel endorses Kathleen Chase for BEP post
BANGOR — Gov. Paul LePage’s nominee to the Maine Board of Environmental Protection has narrowly won committee approval. Kathleen Chase, a former Republican representative from Wells, received a 6-5 endorsement this week. The vote was largely along party lines. The Natural Resources Council of Maine opposed Chase’s nomination, saying she previously sponsored a bill that […]
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Gov. Paul LePage signs law; lobster is official Maine crustacean
BREWER — Maine is the fourth state in the nation to have an official crustacean, thanks to the dedication of a group of 8- and 9-year-olds from Brewer Community School. Maine Gov. Paul LePage traveled to the school Monday morning to sign into law the bill that made the American lobster the official crustacean of […]
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Maine Senate delays votes until Susan Deschambault seated
AUGUSTA — The Republican-controlled Maine Senate is refusing to hold roll call votes until Gov. Paul LePage swears in the Democrat who won last Tuesday’s special election for a vacant Senate seat. A spokesman for Senate President Mike Thibodeau, a Republican, said that Thibodeau has agreed to not hold votes for controversial bills until Sen.-elect […]