Caregivers would have to get municipal approval to sell cannabis to their patients out of a retail shop under a proposed amendment to a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill that is pending before the Maine Legislature. The amendment, proposed by Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, mirrors one that he added to the adult-use cannabis regulatory bill […]
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Maine lawmakers agree on a way to fund Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA – Both houses of the Maine Legislature have voted in favor of funding to extend Medicaid to an estimated 70,000 residents, potentially undercutting Gov. LePage’s argument against implementing the voter-approved expansion. The Maine Senate and House agreed to a plan to pay for the state’s $60 million share of costs associated with the expansion […]
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LePage says he would send National Guard to U.S.-Mexico border
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor says if he were asked, he would send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he would do so if Republican President Trump makes a request. LePage’s comment comes as multiple East Coast governors have announced they won’t deploy National Guard resources near the […]
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Shawn Moody tells Republicans at rally he’d carry on LePage’s legacy
AUGUSTA – Republican state lawmakers and former candidates for governor rallied at the State House on Tuesday in support of Shawn Moody, the party’s pick to be its candidate in the 2018 governor’s race. With Maine Democrats still awaiting the results of their primary race as ballots were being counted and retabulated in Maine’s first […]
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Sen. Collins says she’s seeking a solution as pressure builds to stop splitting families at U.S. border
Sen. Susan Collins called the federal government’s policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border “inhumane” and said she is seeking a legislative solution to the issue, even as the Trump administration doubled down on the policy Monday despite mounting criticism. As one of a handful of Republican moderates in the Senate, Collins is […]
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Watch video: Rep. Poliquin says children at border should ‘stay with their parents’
Maine’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said unequivocally in a video posted to Facebook on Tuesday that children at U.S. border crossings should stay with their parents. The Republican’s remarks, his first direct comments about the ongoing immigration issue, were more forceful than the statement released by his office on Monday that said he […]
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Paul LePage says he’s talked about joining Trump administration
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor said the Trump administration has reached out to him about a job but that there’s “nothing concrete at this time.” Gov. Paul LePage told Fox News’ “Cavuto Live” last weekend that he’s planning to take some time off after he leaves office in January and that he’s exploring […]
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Some Maine taxpayers may have to amend their 2017 returns, LePage warns
Gov. Paul LePage warned Thursday that some taxpayers might need to file amendments to their 2017 tax returns because the Legislature failed to pass a bill to conform the state’s income tax code to the new federal tax code. But a liberal economic policy research group said the changes affect only a small group of […]
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Remember when President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush visited Lewiston in 1991?
Their visit included stops at Farwell Elementary School, where they read to a group of kindergartners, and Lewiston High School.
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Beleaguered Leslie Gibson abandons state House race, seeks ‘peace and quiet’
SABATTUS — Hoping to restore “some peace and quiet in our lives,” controversial Republican candidate Leslie Gibson abandoned his effort to win a state House seat Friday. “I am not walking away with my head hung low. I am walking away with my head held high,” said Gibson, a Sabattus resident. Gibson said he made […]