AUGUSTA — Legislative leaders Friday endorsed Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to hold a drug summit at the end of the month, but Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves quickly turned to accusing the governor of contributing to the problem through his policy positions. Eves and Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau requested that they and other members […]
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Paul LePage plans drug abuse summit while addiction clinics seek funds
Federal money set aside to help uninsured Mainers recover from substance abuse is sitting unused, with many addiction centers unaware of its existence. Gov. Paul LePage referenced the funding in his July 29 radio address, saying the Maine Department of Health and Human Services “has money available for drug treatment, even for those who don’t […]
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Maine reserve tops $111 million; Gov. LePage says it’s still not enough
AUGUSTA — The state concluded the 2015 fiscal year in June with a $59 million surplus and more than $111 million in its rainy-day fund. But in a news release Tuesday, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said the state’s Budget Stabilization Fund, known as the rainy-day fund, was still too little for his liking and may […]
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N. Smith: Didn’t get the job done
I write in response to Luke Jensen’s guest column, printed in the Sun Journal on July 26. The headline read, “LePage’s methods are messy, but he gets the job done.” After reading the column, I found myself trying to determine how Gov. Paul LePage got the “job done.” Jensen’s comments were focused on the issues […]
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R. Macdonald: Name-calling is hurtful
This is a response to Rep. Michel Lajoie’s letter (July 26). Prior to becoming mayor, I served 23 years on the Lewiston Police Department and attended many training sessions in southern Maine. Upon announcing I was from Lewiston, immediately the phrases “dumb frogs” and “dumb Frenchmen” spewed from the mouths of many of those present. […]
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C. Soule: Governor making right decisions
This is in response to the letter from Rep. Michel Lajoie (July 26) that criticized Gov. Paul LePage. First, I would like to point out that LePage came into office with a $900 million Medicare-MaineCare bill owed to the hospitals of Maine that the previous Democratic governor and Legislature forgot to pay. After LePage pushed […]
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J. Voisine: Gov. LePage picking up labels
Gov. Paul LePage is on a rampage and liberal Democrats want him impeached. He has been labeled the “terminator” and, most recently, the “agitator.” Watch out, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor is after your job. I can envision a movie in the making called “The Exterminator,” where the governor’s last words are “I’ll be back.” All […]
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Mayor misleading Lewiston residents
A top elected official is at the forefront of a politically motivated campaign of misinformation. Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald is misrepresenting state lawmakers from Lewiston, putting his loyalties to Gov. Paul LePage above his duty to serve the people of Lewiston. The mayor blames Democrats for the passage of LD 369, mischaracterizing both what the […]
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Paul LePage’s role in resignation of Acadian festival head questioned
AUGUSTA — Two Democratic lawmakers are requesting that the Legislature’s watchdog group investigate an allegation that Gov. Paul LePage pressured the former president of the World Acadian Congress to resign. The request, submitted Tuesday to the Government Oversight Committee by Reps. Roland “Danny” Martin of Sinclair and Robert Saucier of Presque Isle, follows a report […]
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In rebuttal, T. Riley: Meddling in citizens’ private affairs
This is in response to Luke Jensen’s guest column, “LePage’s methods are messy, but he gets the job done” (July 26). Gov. Paul LePage’s intervention with Maine House Speaker Mark Eves’ hiring at Goodwill-Hinckley was wrong. Those — including LePage himself — who would defend his actions on the basis of their opinions about Eves’ […]