DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew says the LePage administration let 111 jobs in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – about 25 percent of its workforce – remain vacant.
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Proposal for new state flag based on vintage design gets a wave of support
Some suggest that the ‘old’ design be rolled out for Maine’s bicentennial celebration in 2020 and put to voters.
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House Democrats launch sprawling new probe of possible misdeeds by Trump
The Judiciary Committee sends more than 80 document requests to family members, business associates and political confidants of the president as it probes potential obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power.
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More Maine Democrats than Republicans went to polls in 2018
An analysis of state voting data by The Associated Press shows a surge in the number of Maine Democrats that cast ballots in November
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Janet Mills, Paul LePage share a fondness for speeding
Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage and current Democratic Gov. Janet Mills share at least one thing: a lead foot
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Legislative panel backs bill to reduce maximum contribution to municipal candidates
The proposal by Rep. Ben Chipman of Portland would lower the upper limit from $850 to $500.
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Debate swirls around bill to base Maine’s choice for president on popular vote
A national movement would alter the role of the Electoral College and become law if enough states, including Maine, support the change.
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Maine legislative committee again rejects voter identification bill
Conservative lawmakers long have pushed for requiring government-issued photo IDs at the polls, despite a lack of evidence of voter fraud.
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Supplemental budget supports medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee approved a $7.5 million spending package that will end time limits on Medicaid eligibility for Methadone treatments established under former Gov. Paul LePage.
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Paul LePage says cutting Electoral College would hurt whites
LePage says cutting the Electoral College would mean there is never another presidential candidate from small states like “Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wyoming, Montana, Rhode Island.”