The longtime former butler to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called for President Obama to be killed, and now the Secret Service said it will conduct an investigation. Liberal magazine Mother Jones reported on Anthony Senecal’s Facebook posts, including one from Wednesday in which he wrote Obama “should have been taken out by our […]
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Who would be governor if Paul LePage joined a Trump administration?
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage has floated the idea he could play a role in a Donald Trump presidency, a move that might benefit the state’s Senate president, a fellow Republican with whom he has had a tepid relationship. LePage, whose term as governor doesn’t expire until 2018, would have to leave office early if he […]
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Paul LePage accuses Angus King of siding with feds on national monument
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage reiterated his opposition to a proposed north woods national monument Thursday and seemed miffed that he wasn’t personally notified of meetings next week between the National Park Service’s leader and residents chaired by U.S. Sen. Angus King. The Office of the Governor, LePage said in a prepared statement, did not receive any […]
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Maine Supreme Court upholds Fryeburg-Poland Springs contract
FRYEBURG — Maine’s supreme court has upheld regulatory approval of a contract allowing Fryeburg Water Co. to sell water to the parent company of Poland Springs. The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved the contract between the privately owned utility and Nestle Waters after concluding the deal could benefit ratepayers. In its decision, the Maine Supreme […]
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When Trump met Ryan: ‘A very positive step toward party unity’
Updated 11:50 a.m.: The highest-ranking woman in the House GOP leadership calls the meeting with Donald Trump a “very important first step” toward unifying Republicans. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says Thursday’s meeting was the first chance for her to make clear to the presumptive presidential nominee this core value for the party: […]
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Gov. Paul LePage fails to sign meal tax bill
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has decided not to sign a bill that would have exempted nonprofits from charging sales tax on fundraising meals. Without the governor’s signature, the bill will not become law. Theoretically, a nonprofit still must pay an 8 percent meal tax to the state on monthly fundraising suppers and a 5.5 percent […]
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DHHS says Mainers made more money after going off food stamps
AUGUSTA — Making a moral case for Gov. Paul LePage’s welfare agenda, his administration released a report on Wednesday that touted income gains for people culled from Maine’s food stamp rolls. It revolves around the Republican governor’s 2014 move to reinstate federal work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents between the ages of 18 and 49. To receive food […]
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Donald Trump says he has 5 or 6 names for Veep
NEW YORK — Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he’s narrowed his list of potential running mates to “five or six” people and doesn’t want to accept taxpayer money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In a break from recent major party nominees, Trump does not plan […]
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Gov. Paul LePage wants to go to Washington one way or another
Someone asked the governor if he will be running against U.S. Sen. Angus King. LePage said he will run if he’s not in Washington, which did get applause. In LePage’s May 4 town hall in Lewiston, LePage told the crowd if he was not working for the Trump administration, he would like to run against […]
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Brakey announces re-election bid for state Senate
AUBURN — In his monthly radio appearance on Lewiston-Auburn station Z105.5, Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, announced the launch of his 2016 re-election campaign. “My priority in the Senate is always to help my constituents back home while advocating for limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal freedom from Augusta,” Brakey said in a prepared statement. “I […]