AUGUSTA — Calls for disciplinary action against Republican Sen. Mike Willette of Presque Isle continued Friday with Senate Democrats and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People calling for an ethics probe. “This is not easy,” said Rachel Talbot Ross, president of the Portland Chapter of the NAACP, during a news conference Friday […]
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R. Casimiro: Poliquin shows true colors
The most recent controversy in the U.S. Congress was over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The U.S. House of Representatives had attached amendments to the bill, HR240, to deny funds for President Obama’s deferred deportation for up to 5 million illegal aliens, which would have granted them de-facto amnesty. The bill was then […]
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Stephen King says LePage is wrong about Florida residence
AUGUSTA — Stephen King isn’t pleased with Gov. Paul LePage’s claim that the horror writer has moved out of Maine. LePage used his radio address this week to make his case for eliminating Maine’s income tax. He said states without an income tax, like Florida, have lured away Maine residents, including former Gov. Ken Curtis, […]
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Bien fait! Madame Bonneau: Auburn woman named to Franco hall of fame
AUGUSTA — For Auburn’s Doris Belisle-Bonneau all the accolades and honors she received from the governments of the state of Maine and France are not about her. Belisle-Bonneau, who has been a longtime supporter of saving and restoring Lewiston-Auburn and Maine’s Franco-American culture and language, was inducted into the state’s Franco-American Hall of Fame on […]
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Maine mayors lobby for revenue sharing
AUGUSTA — A gathering of mayors from five Maine cities to detail their policy priorities morphed into a discussion about how Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to eliminate municipal revenue sharing denies municipalities’ place in the fabric of Maine tax policy. Mayors from Sanford, Portland, Augusta, Gardiner and Bangor said huge percentages of the state’s sales […]
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Maine celebrates Franco-American Day
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Lewiston senator polishes French in advance of Franco day
AUGUSTA — A Lewiston lawmaker will play a prominent role Wednesday as the Legislature celebrates Maine’s Franco-American heritage during the 14th Annual Franco-American Day at the Capitol in Augusta. State Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, has been tapped to serve as Senate president for the day, welcoming dignitaries from France and Canada and leading the Senate […]
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Passenger rail bill for Lewiston-Auburn chugs forward at State House
AUGUSTA — A pair of bills aimed at expanding passenger rail service in Maine, including one that would extend service to Lewiston-Auburn, are chugging forward at the state Legislature. The Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve one bill, offered by state Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, that directs the Maine Department of Transportation […]
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Maine tax plan analysis fuels debate over LePage budget
AUGUSTA — A new analysis of Gov. Paul LePage’s ambitious tax overhaul proposal is bolstering supporters and opponents as the first votes on the Republican’s plan grow near. LePage hopes to slash the personal and corporate income tax while raising the sales tax and applying it to more services. The governor says a report released […]
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Maine House swears in Beebe-Center after special election
AUGUSTA — The Democrat who won a special election last week has been sworn into the Maine House of Representatives. Anne “Pinny” Beebe-Center was sworn in by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday. She will represent District 93, which encompasses Rockland and Owls Head. Beebe-Center received 915 votes out of about 1,700 cast to win […]