AUGUSTA — State revenues are coming up short, Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday during a radio interview. LePage said money flowing into state coffers came “to a complete screech” during November and December and are expected to remain low for at least the next couple of months. “We don’t know if that’s a […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says he ‘failed miserably’ on key issues
AUGUSTA — When he took office six years ago, Gov. Paul LePage took aim at a trio of problems he saw facing Maine: high taxes, costly energy bills and burdensome regulations. “I’ve tried to address all three,” LePage said, “and I’ve failed miserably.” The governor told a radio station recently that while he’s had some […]
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LePage paid less than every other governor
AUGUSTA — It’s not clear whether Gov. Paul LePage will try again to give his successor in the state’s top job a pay raise. Because Maine hasn’t increased the governor’s $70,000-a-year salary since 1987, the governor now earns substantially less than any of his peers around the country. That may not matter to lawmakers skeptical […]
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Report says Riverview still lacks sufficient staff, bed space
AUGUSTA (AP) — A report issued by the former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says Augusta’s Riverview Psychiatric Hospital is still having issues with staffing and space. The Portland Press Herald reported that a report issued Tuesday by Daniel Wathen acknowledged that the state Department of Health and Human Services, which runs Riverview, […]
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Despite LePage’s warning on ballot measures, state economy still on track
In the days before voters headed to the polls, Gov. Paul LePage warned that if voters approved a hike in the minimum wage and a new tax surcharge for wealthy Mainers, the state’s economy could get clobbered. With new federal overtime rules also kicking in, he insisted, “We’re going to get absolutely destroyed. It’s a […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Emily Cain’s ads are ‘lying to Maine people’
Before Gov. Paul LePage called on Donald Trump to show “some authoritarian power in our country and bring back the rule of law” during a radio interview this week, he weighed in on the hard-fought 2nd District congressional contest. LePage praised Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin — though the freshman lawmaker “has given me some gray […]
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Legion state convention honors state citizens
BANGOR — The American Legion Department of Maine held its annual state convention June 17 to 19. Led by State Commander Ronald Rainfrette of Lincolnville, a good representation of members from across the state were in attendance, including Legionnaires, members of the Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Riders. After the grand […]
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Gov. Paul LePage rips Humane Society for egg farm undercover video
UPDATE: Humane Society says LePage wrong; state knew about egg farm sting AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage blasted the Humane Society of the United States Friday over its recently released footage from an undercover operation at a Turner egg farm. In a letter to the society’s CEO Wayne Pacelle, and released to the media, LePage expressed […]
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Gov. Paul LePage calls on NRCM to meet with him on jobs
AUGUSTA — In a radio address released to the media Wednesday, Gov. Paul LePage called on the Natural Resources Council of Maine to meet with him about job creation. Last week, leaders of the NRCM, the state’s largest and one of its oldest nonprofit environmental organizations, were critical of LePage for negative letters he sent to […]
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Portland lawmakers ask LePage to apologize to Deering High School
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage declined Monday to apologize for comments he made about a Deering High School student repeatedly being treated with the heroin antidote Narcan. Senate Democrats have asked LePage to apologize for comments he made at a town hall meeting in Lewiston earlier this month. The governor had said that a junior at the […]