AUGUSTA — Despite an ongoing debate about the results of the election in Maine Senate District 25, majority Republicans in the Senate overwhelmed Democratic opposition to provisionally seat GOP candidate Cathy Manchester on Wednesday morning. Manchester’s opponent, Democrat Cathy Breen, was declared the victor by a 32-vote margin in an initial tally of votes after […]
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Maine Senate seats Manchester despite contested results
AUGUSTA — Despite an ongoing debate about the results of the election in Maine Senate District 25, majority Republicans in the Senate overwhelmed Democratic opposition to provisionally seat GOP candidate Cathy Manchester on Wednesday morning. Manchester’s opponent, Democrat Cathy Breen, was declared the victor by a 32-vote margin in an initial tally of votes after […]
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LePage swears in 127th Legislature
AUGUSTA — A new and divided Maine Legislature officially opened its session on Wednesday in Augusta, where Democratic and Republican leaders called on lawmakers to abandon the partisanship of the past and address the serious economic issues challenging the state. Before administering the oath of office to the newly elected senators, Republican Gov. Paul LePage promised […]
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Maine lawmakers nominate officers; Terry Hayes nominated by GOP
AUGUSTA — In an oddity of Maine government, one of the first acts for newly elected lawmakers Wednesday will be to elect the state’s constitutional officers, including the attorney general, the secretary of state and the treasurer. The incoming Senate Republican majority made it clear Tuesday that they wanted changes: they nominated candidates for the […]
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Maine lawmakers head to Taiwan on trade mission
AUGUSTA — Just a day after being sworn into office, a trio of state lawmakers, two Democrats and one Republican, will head to Taiwan on a trade mission. State Sens. John Patrick, D-Rumford, and Brian Langley, R-Ellsworth, along with state Rep. Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, will depart for the seven-day trip, paid for by the Taiwanese […]
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Forecasting committee predicts revenues $45 million over budget
AUGUSTA — Maine officials say the state will collect $67.5 million more in revenues over the next two fiscal years than was expected. The report from the Revenue Forecasting Committee comes as Republican Gov. Paul LePage and lawmakers gear up to craft a budget for the next two fiscal years, which begin July 1. The […]
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Why the UMaine System is cutting so much
AUGUSTA — The ongoing program cuts at the University of Southern Maine, the latest round of which was announced Monday, is part of a much larger initiative by the University of Maine System to eliminate some $90 million in spending it can’t afford over the next five years. UMS Chancellor James Page told the Bangor […]
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Majority GOP taking steps to provisionally place Republican candidate in contested Maine Senate seat
AUGUSTA — Republicans in the Maine Senate will take action Wednesday to provisionally seat Cathy Manchester of Gray, the GOP candidate in a Falmouth-area Senate district election for which the results have been contested since Election Day. That move — which would likely be successful because it simply requires a majority vote of the Maine […]
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State committee passes casino work to next Legislature
AUGUSTA — An issue that state lawmakers have wrestled with for more than 20 years will again be on the agenda in 2015. But all bets are off as to whether the Legislature will actually pass any bill that would expand gambling in Maine in 2015. On Monday, outgoing members of the Legislature’s Veterans and […]
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Maine’s constitutional officers not guaranteed re-election by split Legislature
AUGUSTA — Maine’s treasurer, attorney general and secretary of state will have to find support from more than just Democrats if they are to survive elections at the State House that could unseat them. After being sworn in on Dec. 3, the 186 voting members of the 127th Legislature will elect the three constitutional officers […]