AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is proposing a requirement that welfare recipients accept job offers as long as they pay minimum wage or more. The propose requirement of job training participants is in line with approaches in other states including California and Pennsylvania. The rule would also give welfare recipients more money for […]
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Tim Kaine to campaign in Maine for Hillary Clinton
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine of Virginia will be in Maine for a private fundraiser on Thursday, according to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. A campaign spokeswoman confirmed the event on Wednesday, but she didn’t have a location or other details, saying they were forthcoming. But Kaine, a U.S. senator from Virginia, won’t appear publicly. It […]
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Lewiston woman to meet LePage to discuss treatment of addicts
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has invited a woman who is recovering from heroin addiction to Augusta to discuss how the state can address its drug addiction problem. Rosanna Boyce of Lewiston, who reached out to LePage via email earlier this month, said Wednesday morning that she is eager to meet with LePage. “I absolutely […]
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Leaked Colin Powell emails criticize Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and lamenting Hillary Clinton’s attempt to equate her email practices with his. The emails were first reported by Buzzfeed News late Tuesday. Powell, a respected retired general who served under Republican presidential […]
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Hillary Clinton has history of paying price for ignoring health
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The White House was submerged in scandal. Democrats faced tough midterm elections. And Hillary Clinton, far more popular than her embattled husband, had become a one-woman campaign machine. But the nonstop travel in 1998 took a toll. Clinton developed a blood clot behind her right knee, prompting the White House doctor […]
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Donald Trump unveils child-care policy influenced by Ivanka Trump
ASTON, Pa. — Donald Trump, in softer tones than he normally uses, on Tuesday unveiled several policy proposals for lowering child-care costs that were crafted in part by his eldest daughter, Ivanka, including a plan to guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave that marks a striking departure from GOP orthodoxy. Conservative Republicans, in particular, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage defends hiring welfare contractor
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he doesn’t understand the “hoopla” over his administration’s plan to privatize a $62.5 million welfare program in Maine. Maine State Employees Association President Ramona Welton said Tuesday that 51 jobs are jeopardized by the governor’s plan for a New York nonprofit to run Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. But […]
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Gov. Paul LePage hints about suing over op-ed alleging substance abuse
Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that he may take legal action in response to an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald that alleged he had problems with substance abuse. He said that on his weekly radio appearance on WVOM, in response to a Labor Day weekend op-ed published in the Portland Press Herald/Maine SundayTelegram after LePage’s controversial remarks about black and Hispanic drug […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton to release additional medical details
Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said the new information should assuage concerns about her health. He said Clinton will be back on the campaign trail by the middle of the week. — The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s stumbles as she left a 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton to release additional medical details
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of news from the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Updated 12:30 p.m.: Hillary Clinton’s campaign says it will be releasing additional medical information about the Democratic presidential nominee in the next few days. Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said the new information should assuage concerns about her health. He said Clinton will […]