In a radio interview, the former governor responds to a Maine Sunday Telegram story documenting at least $22,000 in Maine taxpayer-funded expenses at the hotel in Washington.
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Protesting Donald Trump’s ‘national emergency’ on Presidents Day
About 40 people turn out Monday for a Lewiston protest challenging a White House move to build a southern border wall without congressional approval.
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Lawmakers push to make Maine’s state parks free to Gold Star Families
Auburn state Rep. Bettyann Sheats hopes to add Gold Star Families to the nearly one third of Mainers who already have free day access to parks.
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Janet Mills looks ahead after turbulent LePage era
For many, Janet Mills’ style is an overdue breath of fresh air.
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Maine paid for 40 rooms at Trump hotel for LePage, staff
Newly released receipts reveal nearly a dozen trips to the president’s luxury hotel, part of $170,000 in out-of-state travel by the former Maine governor in recent years.
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Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
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Senate votes to confirm William Barr as attorney general
The veteran lawyer will oversee the Robert Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Maine’s rural broadband may get a boost
Two proposed bond measures would provide $120 million for projects in underserved areas, and the political will has grown.
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In business, requirement for paid sick time a source of healthy debate
Some see a proposed state mandate as contributing to a more productive and stable work force, while others decry the burden of cost, especially when profit margins are ‘very thin.’