LEWISTON — Doo-wop star Jon Bauman, former lead singer of Sha Na Na, took the stage Tuesday at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center as part of a campaign to protect Medicare and Social Security. The performer, better known as “Bowzer,” said Lewiston was chosen as the first of many planned stops across the […]
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Gov. Paul LePage offers alternative civil rights history
History obviously isn’t one of Gov. Paul LePage’s strong points. In a radio interview Tuesday, LePage took issue with U.S. Rep. John Lewis’ decision to boycott the presidential inauguration because he doesn’t consider Donald Trump “a legitimate president.” The governor then proceeded to deliver a mangled history lesson to the civil rights leader who marched […]
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LePage budget would expand sales tax to many digital services
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s latest budget proposal seeks to expand Maine’s sales tax to a range of in-person services from haircuts to movie tickets. It’s also extending the state’s ongoing tax fight into the digital realm. In a move that mirrors past efforts to apply Maine’s sales tax to online retailers such as Amazon, […]
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Paul LePage lectures Rep. John Lewis on civil rights history
PORTLAND — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says U.S. Rep. John Lewis needs a history lesson and should be grateful for all that presidents have done for black people. The Republican governor on Tuesday addressed Lewis’ criticism that GOP President-elect Donald Trump is not a “legitimate president.” LePage said on WVOM-FM that the black Democratic Georgia […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin to join House Committee on Veterans Affairs
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District announced Monday that he’ll join the committee overseeing the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s an agency of outsized importance in Maine: The second-term Republican represents a congressional district that was projected in 2015 to be one of only 63 with 65,000 or more veterans — the most […]
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Collins creates panel to review candidates for federal appointments
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has created a committee that will advise Republican President-elect Donald Trump on federal appointments to Maine jobs. The Republican has named eight people to the Federal Appointments Advisory Committee. The panel will review candidates for positions such as U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal, jobs with the United States Department […]
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EU nations disagree when Donald Trump calls NATO obsolete
BERLIN — European Union nations reacted with surprise and defiance Monday to comments by President-elect Donald Trump, who said in an interview that he believed NATO was “obsolete” and that more member states would leave the 28-nation EU. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, said Trump’s view on […]
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Military to plan low-level flights over western Maine
PORTLAND — A proposal to lower the flight ceiling for noisy fighter jets has dragged on for so long that residents can be forgiven if they’ve put it out of their minds. But the Air National Guard is pressing forward with the plan with a goal of submitting a revised environmental impact report this year […]
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Donald Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ after Obamacare repeal
President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid. Trump declined to reveal specifics […]
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How one day in high school shaped Angus King
One of the most inspiring moments in the life of U.S. Sen. Angus King happened on a cold Tuesday morning on Feb. 10, 1959, a week after rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly perished in a blinding storm in a plane that plummeted into a cornfield. Since King was just 14 years old, the event […]