LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said Tuesday he agrees with newly re-elected Republican Gov. Paul LePage that New England should expand its natural gas pipeline. King, during a meeting at the Sun Journal, said LePage has been right to advocate for expanding the flow of natural gas from Pennsylvania and New York into […]
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Review finds 21 mystery ballots in legislative recount
AUGUSTA — A review of Election Day documents has revealed that crucial questions about 21 mystery ballots in the Maine Senate District 25 election — which changed the outcome of the race after a recount — remain unanswered. A major factor in that reversal was 21 additional ballots from the town of Long Island that […]
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Suit settlement benefits adults with disabilities
AUGUSTA (AP) — Adults in Maine with autism and intellectual disabilities will receive housing and other support services through the state’s Medicaid program thanks to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit. The settlement, completed Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court, was welcomed by Gerald Petruccelli, the plaintiffs’ attorney. He told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1xRNOTx ) […]
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New federal analysis favors Maine biomass plants
LEWISTON — A new analysis by the federal Environmental Protection Agency may be good news for Maine firms that make electricity by burning wood, but some environmental groups are crying foul. The new EPA analysis, issued last week, suggests how the federal government will count greenhouse gas emissions from wood-fired biomass facilities, and an accompanying […]
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Maine DHHS commissioner lobbies feds for food stamp reform
AUGUSTA — Maine’s health and human services chief on Monday pressed members of the state’s congressional delegation to join her in pushing for federal changes to overhaul the food stamps program. In a letter, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew said Maine residents are concerned about the “proliferation of welfare benefits and seemingly […]
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Lewiston Democrats to meet Dec. 11
LEWISTON — The Lewiston City Democratic Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Armory, 65 Central Ave. There will be a business meeting and presentations from candidates recently elected to public office. Instead of a guest speaker, this will be a joint meeting with Androscoggin County Democrats. Please bring a dish […]
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Ethics Commission wants more money to shed light on campaign spending, lobbying
AUGUSTA — The state agency tasked with monitoring and enforcing the state’s campaign finance and lobbying laws is looking for additional funding to increase transparency about the money spent in Maine politics. The request, included in a list of changes to Maine statute proposed by Maine Ethics Commission Executive Director Jonathan Wayne, would divert the […]
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LePage calls Obama’s immigration plan ‘shameful’
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage said President Barack Obama’s plan to shield millions of immigrants illegally in the United States from deportation is “shameful.” The Republican governor told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that it took him 11 years and $80,000 under current immigration procedures to get a green card for a Jamaican […]
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Legalize Maine proposes statewide marijuana legalization
AUGUSTA — Legalize Maine, a group formed this week to push a statewide referendum to lift the ban on recreational marijuana use in Maine, offered a first glimpse Wednesday at the law it will ask voters to pass in 2016. Legalize Maine, which registered Tuesday as a political action committee, is one of two groups […]
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Maine People’s Alliance to push for state minimum wage increase
AUGUSTA — A left-leaning group that advocates for the impoverished and poor in Maine will push state lawmakers for a minimum-wage hike again in 2015, organizers said Wednesday. The Maine People’s Alliance announced Wednesday it would host a news conference to discuss a new report, “Equity in the Balance,” which details the wages of Maine […]