AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has passed bill designed to make it easier for victims to strip their attackers of parental rights to children conceived as a result of rape. State law says a man convicted of rape can be stripped of parental rights to children conceived during the crime. But Sen. Bill Diamond, a […]
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Baxter, LePage family dog, has died
The family of Gov. Paul LePage is mourning the loss of the family dog, Baxter, according to Brent Littlefield, LePage’s political consultant. Baxter, a Jack Russell Terrier mix, has had health problems in recent years and died Tuesday night. “The entire LePage circle of current and former co-workers, friends and supporters will miss Baxter,” said Littlefield. […]
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GOP lawmakers want to tie spending plan to alternative minimum wage
AUGUSTA — Republicans on the Legislature’s budget committee dug in their heels Wednesday against any new spending this year with one caveat: If Democrats support an alternate minimum wage proposal to the one that will appear on the November ballot, maybe the GOP will come to the negotiating table. Wednesday’s discussion came a day after […]
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Gov. Paul LePage cites need for Madison to ‘reinvent itself’
MADISON — A dying paper mill drew Gov. Paul LePage to Madison on Wednesday, where he said the town “can reinvent itself” but not if the state impedes it with what he sees as job-killing energy and tax policies. It was an extension of a long-standing battle between the Republican governor and his Democratic opponents, […]
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Democrats propose spending $43.8 million of state surplus
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats in the Maine Legislature on Tuesday proposed spending $43.8 million on already-approved bills as Republicans stood divided on spending anything at all. It comes as legislators decide whether to spend or save $55 million in projected surplus revenues after Gov. Paul LePage decided not to submit a revised budget in 2016. […]
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Widow and mother seeks to settle suit over fatal Route 202 crash
AUGUSTA — Susan Cloutier isn’t looking for sympathy or pity, but she does want to be fairly compensated for the death of her husband and son. Cloutier, of Winthrop, who lost her husband, Ghislain “Gus” Cloutier, and her older son, Casey, in a Route 202 car crash in December 2014, stood before the Legislature’s Veterans […]
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Legalized marijuana backers fight ballot rejection in court
AUGUSTA — Proponents of a marijuana legalization ballot initiative disqualified by Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap told a judge Wednesday that the decision relied on an “unconstitutionally vague” legal interpretation. The court battle will decide the fate of a question that would make Maine the fifth state to legalize marijuana, and it revolves around […]
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Video shows teen protestor pepper-sprayed at Trump rally
Warning: Profanity used in videos FIRST ON JANESVILLE COMMUNITY PAGE:Protester throws a punch and gets sprayed at #Trump rally in #JanesvilleVideo courtesy of Chris Conry Posted by Janesville Community Page on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police are looking for a man who pepper-sprayed a 15-year-old girl as opponents and supporters of Republican […]
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Maine House OKs addiction program funding
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bill that would make grants available to substance abuse pilot programs in the state. The programs would include those run by local governments, county governments and regional jails. The grants would cover programs that divert low-level drug offenders into community-based treatment and […]
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Sen. Susan Collins will ‘wait and see’ about GOP nominee
Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine isn’t saying whether she would support Donald Trump if he ends up being the GOP’s presidential nominee. Interviewed on Maine radio station WGAN on Tuesday, Collins said she’s always backed the Republican nominee, “but I’m going to wait and see.” Collins, who was a supporter of former Florida […]