SOUTH PORTLAND — A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. South Portland High School student Connor Mullen says he expected students to taunt him when he started wearing the hat to school three weeks ago. […]
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By one vote Maine Senate agrees to expand Medicaid, bill faces all-but-certain veto
AUGUSTA – By a single vote Tuesday night, Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, secured approval of his proposal to expand the state’s Medicaid system, MaineCare, by using federal funds to buy private insurance for the state’s poorest residents. But Saviello was joined by only two of his Republican colleagues, as well as the entire caucus of […]
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State Senate approves county jail funding
AUGUSTA — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation providing nearly $2.5 million in new funding to the state’s county jails. The bill, LD 1614, was amended to cover the costs using part of an anticipated increase in federal Medicaid matching funds the state expects to receive for 2016. It does not, however, offer a […]
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Analysis: Why won’t Rep. Bruce Poliquin be a GOP delegate?
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin further distanced himself from 2016 presidential politics on Tuesday, telling a Boston gathering that he won’t run to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention. It’s not much of a surprise, since the Republican from Maine’s 2nd District has neither endorsed a candidate in the race led by bombastic front-runner […]
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Paul Ryan makes it clear he won’t run for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday definitively ruled out a bid for president this year, insisting that the party’s choice should emerge from the group of candidates who pursued the GOP nomination. “Count me out,” he told reporters. In a statement at the Republican National Committee headquarters, the Wisconsin Republican sought to […]
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Gov. Paul LePage clarifies; 2 companies to shed 900 jobs
Hear Gov. Paul LePage’s radio comments There has been widespread speculation for the past several days about what Gov. Paul LePage was talking about during his town hall meeting in Orono last week when he said a southern Maine business is about to shed 900 jobs. LePage returned to the topic Tuesday morning during his […]
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Bill to expand state veterans bureau heads to Gov. Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — A bill that adds staff to Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services gained final approval in the state Senate Monday on a unanimous vote. The legislation, LD 1612, would also provide tuition to the University of Maine and the state’s community college system for members of the Maine National Guard. The bill combines some […]
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Legislature overturns LePage veto on wrongful death suits bill
UPDATED 3 P.M.: AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill that gives families of homicide victims more time to file a lawsuit will become law over the objections of Gov. Paul LePage. The Maine House and Senate on Monday voted nearly unanimously to override LePage’s veto of the bill, which extends the statute of limitations for filing […]
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Emily Cain raises more than $1 million for Congressional campaign
BANGOR— Maine congressional hopeful Emily Cain says she’s raised more than $385,000 in the first quarter, lifting her fundraising total over $1 million. The Democrat running for the 2nd District said her fundraising report to be filed later this week with the Federal Election Commission will show that she has $785,000 cash on hand, indicating […]
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Bill to fund county jails gains bipartisan support in Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA — A bill that would pump about $2.4 million into Maine’s county jails in 2016 easily cleared the House of Representatives on a 102-44 vote Monday. The legislation, which will bail out foundering jail budgets in Lincoln and Oxford counties, faces additional votes in the Senate. “We’ve heard loud and clear from sheriffs […]