AUGUSTA — The first legislative review of Gov. Paul LePage’s attempt to prevent the creation of a national monument within Maine began badly for him when one of the state’s top environmental attorneys advised that no state law could accomplish the governor’s goal. The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government recommended against passage of a governor’s bill, LD 1600, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage wants to tap into maple sugar potential
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage was a few weeks late kicking off Maine’s maple sugaring season Tuesday on the Blaine House lawn. As soon as the governor finished drilling a hole in a huge maple tree across from the State House, the sap started running. This year’s unseasonably warm temperatures have sugaring going strong […]
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Paul LePage agrees to put $15 million toward education in tax deal
AUGUSTA — Maine legislative leaders and Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday were closing in on a bipartisan compromise combining federal tax conformity with $15 million in school funding. Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, and Senate Minority Leader Justin Alfond, D-Portland, said legislative leaders from both chambers agreed on that potential framework, are presenting it to members […]
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Gov. Paul LePage prefers presidential primary over caucus
Gov. Paul LePage added his name to the growing list of lawmakers who support moving Maine away from the presidential caucus system and toward a primary. LePage said during a radio appearance on WVOM that moving to a primary would come with a cost to the state, but that the cost is worth it. “I was absolutely amazed and […]
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Donald Trump comes to Maine, blasts Mitt Romney
PORTLAND — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump blasted Mitt Romney in Maine on Thursday after the party’s 2012 nominee criticized him, saying Romney would have “dropped to his knees” for his endorsement four years ago. The billionaire mogul rallied with Gov. Paul LePage, who became a top Trump surrogate after endorsing him last week, in the […]
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Obama administration blasts Paul LePage for food stamp policy
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has lashed out at Gov. Paul LePage for reducing the number of people on food stamps the wrong way. Vilsack told The Huffington Post on Wednesday that the LePage administration has simply kicked people out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program without doing enough to help them achieve financial independence. “I […]
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Trump will fix things
I am glad that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Maine Gov. Paul LePage are supporting Donald Trump. They are probably the only ones who can bring this country back to the way it should be. As far as I am concerned, John F. Kennedy was the last president who was any good. In his […]
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Gov. Paul LePage proposes restrictions on prescriptions for addictive meds
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage proposed Wednesday to place strict new limits on the prescription of addictive opioid painkillers and benzodiazepines. The bill comes amid a prolonged effort at the local, state and national levels to curb a drug addiction epidemic in Maine and elsewhere. Sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Andre Cushing, R-Hampden, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage proposes bill to stop estate tax
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is introducing legislation to eliminate the tax that Mainers pay when they inherit large estates. Under current law, estates valued at nearly $5.5 million are exempt from the estate tax, which is triggered when the ownership of a property transfers as a result of death. The Legislature last year […]
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Paul LePage analyzes Trump’s possible running mate
Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday brushed aside polling data that suggests Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would lose to the Democratic nominee in the general election. Instead, LePage predicted a Trump victory if the billionaire businessman chooses the right running mate. LePage said Tuesday morning during a radio interview on WVOM that Trump’s choice for a running mate will be […]