PLEASANT POINT (AP) — Eighty-one years after a neglected tribal water supply caused a devastating outbreak of typhoid fever and a century after the state outlawed spearfishing of the salmon that fed their ancestors, Native American tribes who trace their history back millennia say their trust in the government of Maine is at an all-time […]
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Paul LePage says Quebec hydropower key to lower energy costs
BOSTON — Quebec and New England officials called Friday for stepped up efforts to deliver hydropower across the U.S.-Canada border to the six-state region, arguing it would lower energy costs and help tackle climate change. Philippe Couillard, the premier of Quebec, said at an energy trade conference that his province was eager to enter into new […]
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Live updates: LePage aides testify no threats made to school funding
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee kicked off what was expected to be a lengthy day of interviews in the Good Will-Hinckley matter Thursday, with an 11-1 vote that all testimony would be taken under oath. Nine individuals were expected to testify throughout the day Thursday, including two members of Gov. Paul LePage’s administration who […]
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Patchwork of laws poses legal quicksand for fantasy sports
SEATTLE — The New York attorney general’s decision that daily fantasy sports betting sites FanDuel and DraftKings are illegal gambling operations in his state is a blow to the companies, but the multibillion-dollar industry could have more legal headaches yet to come. While the sites have opted not to do business in a handful of […]
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Gov. Paul LePage celebrates Veterans Day at Maine Veterans’ Home
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann LePage are participating in Veterans Day events. The governor was meeting Wednesday morning with veterans and families at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta. He also was hosting a closed-door afternoon meeting at the Blaine House with veterans who recently returned from conflicts in Iraq […]
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Legislative watchdogs cast wide net for LePage investigation
AUGUSTA, Maine — Political eyes will be on the Legislature’s watchdog committee on Thursday, when an inquiry into Gov. Paul LePage’s role in forcing House Speaker Mark Eves out of a job at Good Will-Hinckley will continue. The Fairfield charitable group hired Eves, a Democrat from North Berwick, as its president in June, but that […]
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Transparency advocates give Maine government an F grade
When Maine Gov. Paul LePage appeared at an impromptu news conference in June bearing a Christmas tree and a miniature rubber pig, it marked a turning point. LePage had decorated the tree with photos of lawmakers, whom he said had negotiated the state’s two-year budget in secret and then filled it with pet “piggy projects” […]
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Humanity indifferent to suffering
The sad, embarrassing state of Maine governance is not just Paul LePage’s bullying demonization of the poor, jobless, disabled, ill and aged, lest any have it easier than he did. Nor is it his appeal to those who would pay lower taxes and short the common good. If the people of Maine really saw themselves […]
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Federal law limits National Guard in law enforcement roles
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage is threatening to call up the National Guard to fight an epidemic of heroin and other drugs if lawmakers don’t hire more agents. LePage made a surprise appearance in the Legislature on Thursday, telling panelists on the Appropriations Committee that there’s a “dire need” for a more robust response. He […]
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Gov. Paul LePage wants to use National Guard in war against drugs
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he may call out the Maine Army National Guard if legislators don’t quickly provide money to hire judges, agents and prosecutors to fight the state’s drug epidemic. The Republican governor made a surprise appearance before the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee, speaking after Attorney General Janet Mills gave an update […]