AUGUSTA — State lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee are gaining steady ground as they work to create a supplemental budget that will balance spending and revenues for 2014 and 2015. The Maine Constitution requires a balanced budget, and without a supplemental budget offering from Republican Gov. Paul LePage, the committee has been left largely […]
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LePage administration continues campaign against Medicaid expansion
Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb said the state’s natural resource agencies — Agriculture, Conservation, Marine Resources, Environmental Protection, and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife — had lost $13 million in state funding in just five years, a reduction he attributes to regular annual shortfalls in the the Department of Health and Human Services, which administers MaineCare. “We […]
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Democrats call for GOP lawmaker’s resignation for ‘hateful’ comments
AUGUSTA — After a liberal blogger published a slew of incendiary comments attributed to Rep. Lawrence Lockman, R-Amherst, the state’s Democratic Party has called for the lawmaker’s resignation. Lockman, a first-term legislator who serves on the Labor Committee, “holds some of the most abhorrent beliefs ever heard from a public official in Maine,” said state […]
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Lewiston GOP to caucus March 1
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Republican Committee will caucus at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at Geiger Elementary School, 601 College St. The city caucus is part of the Androscoggin GOP Super Caucus. A number of Republican candidates seeking election are scheduled to attend. Attendees will elect delegates and alternates to the state convention, which will […]
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Oxford County caucuses scheduled Feb. 21-23
PARIS — Oxford County Republicans will caucus Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Republicans in Bethel, Gilead, Albany Township, Greenwood, Upton, Hanover and Newry will caucus at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Crescent Park School, Crescent Lane in Bethel. Republicans in Woodstock will caucus at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Woodstock Town Office, […]
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Androscoggin County GOP to meet Monday
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee will meet on Monday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at Auburn Hall on the second floor. Elections will be held for register of probate and state committeewoman. Special guest speaker will be Peter Steele, communications director for Gov. Paul LePage and editor of the Twin City Times.
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Maine GOP accuses House speaker of having conflict of interest
AUGUSTA — A group of Republican lawmakers is pressuring House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, to recuse himself and his staff from advocating for Medicaid expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act because of Eves’ job with a mental health care provider that accepts Medicaid patients and holds Medicaid-funded contracts. A group of Republicans, led […]
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New Gloucester GOP to caucus Feb. 15
NEW GLOUCESTER — George Colby, chairman of the New Gloucester Republican Committee, has announced that New Gloucester Republicans will caucus at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Community Building. The purpose of the caucus is to elect delegates and alternates to the state convention, elect members to the Cumberland County Republican Committee and organize […]
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With cadre of young leaders, Maine GOP launches youth movement
ROCKLAND — After consecutive thumpings in presidential elections, the Republican Party has a lot of ground to gain with young voters in Maine, and party officials say they know just who should lead the charge to bring more Millennials into the Party of Reagan. The popular narrative holds that in the era of President Barack […]
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Lewiston GOP to meet
LEWISTON — Lewiston Republican City Committee will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Lewiston Armory’s Drill Room. The armory is at 65 Central Ave. For more information, call 332-4768.