AUBURN — Lewiston Republican City Committee will meet Monday, July 28, at the Androscoggin GOP Office, 120 Center Street, Auburn. The meeting will run from 5 to 8 p.m. This will be a working meeting. For more information, call 207-332-4768.
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Massachusetts, Vermont governors appear at Michaud fundraiser
PORTLAND — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin say Mainers should elect someone who’s willing to work with other New England governors on regional issues. Appearing alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud, they took Republican Gov. Paul LePage to task Monday for missing last week’s meeting of New England governors and eastern […]
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LePage, New Brunswick premier promise collaboration on jobs
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage and New Brunswick Premier David Alward have signed an agreement outlining greater collaboration between the state and provincial governments on economic issues. LePage’s office said in a statement Monday that representatives from Maine and New Brunswick will form a new joint committee to carry out the goals of the new […]
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GOP ticket in Maine features conflicting views
LEWISTON — She’s been endorsed by labor unions, a leading environmental organization, a national gay rights group and Maine’s popular independent U.S. senator, Angus King. At first blush it would be easy to mistake Susan Collins — seeking her fourth term in the U.S. Senate — as a Democrat. But Collins is most decidedly a […]
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Defense bill allocates $3.43 billion for BIW to build destroyers
BATH — The defense subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the 2015 defense spending bill, which includes full funding of nearly $3.43 billion for the DDG-51 and DDG-1000 destroyer construction programs at Bath Iron Works. The bill, which goes to the full committee, includes $2.67 billion for procurement and $134 million […]
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Maine unemployment rate falls to 5.5 percent
AUGUSTA — State officials say that Maine’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in June. The jobless rate released by the Maine Department of Labor on Friday is the lowest reported in the state in nearly six years. It’s down 0.2 percentage points since May and more than 1 percentage point since last year. The department […]
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National Republicans target Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA (AP) — National Republican groups eager to flip more state Legislatures over to GOP control said Thursday the Maine House of Representatives and Senate are among their top targets this year. Leaders of the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee said in a conference call that the two chambers are […]
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Maine nursing homes: LePage finds $13.1 million for facilities
AUGUSTA — After weeks of wrangling with Democrats over funding for nursing homes, Gov. Paul LePage announced Thursday that Maine’s roughly 100 facilities will get an additional $13.1 million this fiscal year through an arrangement that doesn’t require the Legislature’s approval. The Republican governor’s administration said it identified $4.6 million in savings within the Department of […]
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Androscoggin Democrats to caucus
LEWISTON — There will be a special Democratic caucus at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at the Lewiston Memorial Armory to fill the following vacancies: Androscoggin County Commission District 2 (part of Lewiston); Androscoggin County Commission District 5 (part of Auburn); Androscoggin County Commission District 7 (Livermore, Livermore Falls, Turner, Leeds, and Minot), and; Androscoggin […]
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Income and tax levels for candidates in Maine governor’s race vary greatly
AUGUSTA — Annual earnings and how much they pay in taxes varies greatly among the candidates for governor. One pays more in state property taxes than he would earn as governor. One pays property taxes in Florida but not in Maine. And one pays about $500 less in property taxes on his home and a […]