When the state’s highest court on Tuesday released its determination in the latest spat between Gov. Paul LePage and Attorney General Janet Mills, both sides tried to spin the decision as a big victory. There’s an obvious element of political grandstanding in those responses. The governor and attorney general are both political positions, and no […]
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LePage pulls plan to bring keno to Maine this year
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul says that his administration won’t move forward with its plan to introduce keno in Maine this year. LePage said in a statement on Tuesday that “now is not the time to have another debate over gambling.” The administration had planned to roll out the game at retailers like bars […]
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N. Willard: Column ‘thoughtful, enlightening’
I found the guest column by Stanley Tetenman, “Governor’s tax proposal would shift the burden” (March 8), thoughtful and enlightening. I think his opening paragraph sums up the major problem with the governor’s plan: “Gov. Paul LePage’s tax proposal will shift many costs to municipalities, likely causing significant property tax increases. It will shift more […]
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Maine Supreme Court splits opinions on hiring outside counsel for the state
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage and Maine Attorney General Janet Mills each won a small victory Tuesday when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued an opinion on one question about the hiring of outside counsel to represent the state in legal matters but refused to consider the other. LePage posed the two questions in January: […]
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Gov. LePage’s budget subject of forum
SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce and county legislators are hosting a public forum about Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed state budget from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris. The public is encouraged to attend so that they might learn more about the […]
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Analysis: How the ‘LePage doctrine’ is transforming Maine politics
AUGUSTA — Last week, Matt Gagnon, head of the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center, compared Republican Gov. Paul LePage to — of all people — Ed Muskie. LePage’s supporters envision him inheriting the transformative role played half a century ago by Muskie, the Democrat whose leadership propelled his party to four decades at the top […]
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Stanley Tetenman: Governor’s tax proposal would shift the burden
Gov. Paul LePage’s tax proposal will shift many costs to municipalities, likely causing significant property tax increases. It will shift more tax burden to lower and middle income taxpayers while giving disproportionate benefits to higher income earners. The claim is made that elimination of revenue sharing will be more than offset by the proposed decrease […]
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LePage’s effort to tax nonprofits raises eyebrows across the U.S.
AUGUSTA — Nonprofit organizations across the country are closely watching Maine as it considers becoming the first state to impose property taxes on hospitals, private colleges and summer camps under a plan being pushed by Gov. Paul LePage. The Republican’s contentious proposal has sparked a fiery debate in Maine over what impact nonprofits have on […]
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LePage cheered during budget speech
AUBURN — Gov. Paul R. LePage pitched his proposed state budget Friday evening at the Androscoggin County Republican Committee’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner. His key points are reducing and eventually eliminating the state income tax, solving the state’s high energy costs, and fighting the twin scourges of drugs and domestic violence. The large audience of […]
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LePage vows to keep fighting to kill Maine income tax
LePage spoke first at a luncheon held by the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative think tank, at the Cross Insurance Center. About 70 people attended, each paying between $45 and $55 for the right to hear the governor’s speech. The governor’s sales pitch was roughly the same: LePage said his tax reform plan will […]