@Governor_LePage signing @SenatorBrakey‘s Constitutional Carry bill. photo credit -> @jsavage207 #MePolitics #2A pic.twitter.com/YM7646mDSS — Lee Jackson (@LeeJacksonME) July 8, 2015 AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill Wednesday that will make Maine one of a few states where residents are free to carry a hidden firearm without a permit. The bill’s success is a […]
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Paul LePage’s ‘pocket veto’ of bills looks like it will backfire
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has thrown a new wrench into the gears of the Legislature, this time with a move to “pocket veto” at least 19 bills, despite the fact that conditions for such a maneuver have not been met. On Tuesday, the state’s revisor of statutes, Suzanne Gresser, confirmed 19 bills had not […]
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Grady Burns seeks at-large seat on Auburn City Council
AUBURN — A 24-year-old legal assistant and former Edward Little High School student teacher is seeking a City Council seat in the Nov. 3 elections. Grady Burns of Hilldale Street announced his plans to run for one of two open at-large seats. In a news release, Burns said he will help create an environment in Auburn […]
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In Auburn, Peter Letourneau seeks to unseat Mayor Jonathan LaBonte
AUBURN — Promising a fun political campaign, School Committee member Peter Letourneau Sr. announced Monday his bid to unseat Jonathan LaBonte as Auburn mayor. “If you are expecting a long, boring presentation, you’re going to get a short, boring presentation,” Letourneau, 67, told a group of about 15 well-wishers upstairs at 84 Court Pizza. “We’re […]
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Maine Legislature to return to State House on July 16 for ‘veto day’
AUGUSTA — The $6.7 billion state budget may be in place, but Maine lawmakers don’t get to clear off their desks just yet. While they plowed through nearly all of the remaining bills on their to-do list last week, lawmakers will be hauled back to Augusta later this month thanks to Gov. Paul LePage’s prolific […]
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Letourneau to announce Auburn mayoral run
AUBURN — School Committee member Peter Letourneau plans to announce a run for Auburn mayor at a press conference at 1 p.m. Monday, July 6, at Court Street Pizza, 84 Court St. Letourneau and wife, Sandy, are longtime residents of Auburn. Letourneau is retired from Geiger, where he most recently was vice president of national […]
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LePage signs $85 million bond proposal for November ballot
AUGUSTA — Maine voters will consider an $85 million bond proposal to fund improvements to the state’s roads and bridges. Republican Gov. Paul LePage signed the bill on Wednesday. It will be placed on the November ballot. It was one of two bond proposals passed by the Legislature this week. LePage has not yet taken […]
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LePage’s office releases 2 emails to show seniors fear minimum wage hike
In April, Gov. Paul LePage stood up at a monthly breakfast forum and told the crowd that seniors had demanded he stop the minimum wage from going up. They wrote him emails, he said, and in these missives they shared their fears that if the minimum wage rose, they wouldn’t be able to go out […]
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Paul LePage to review, approve all state hires
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is demanding that all state hiring decisions be approved by his office, according to a state memo. WMTW obtained the memo and a “Hiring Justification Form.” The July 1 memo addressed to cabinet members says the Governor’s Office will review all vacant and newly created state positions. If any hiring […]
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Government watchdog committee green lights LePage investigation
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s watchdog Government Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize an investigation into the influence Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s actions had on the decision by a nonprofit charter school to fire House Speaker Mark Eves as its president days after hiring him. In question is whether LePage threatened to withhold or […]