AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor wants to make public the names of those who are hired to film videos of alleged animal cruelty. In 2014, Gov. Paul LePage received a $1,000 contribution from Contract Farming of Maine LLC, which is associated with a man who owns New England’s largest egg-producing farm in Turner. […]
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Maine joins attorneys general from 16 states, DC fight travel ban appeal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The top attorneys from 16 states and the District of Columbia say President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban would hurt their higher education and medical institutions and have a chilling effect on tourism. The attorneys general urged the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a brief Wednesday to uphold a […]
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Insurers pushing back on Maine birth control bill
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Insurers are pushing back against Maine’s new birth control bill, saying the bill’s language could prove costly. The Portland Press Herald reports the bill would help women with birth control prescriptions receive a year’s worth of medication. Maine insurers only allow patients to receive up to three months of birth control. […]
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Maine naturopaths rally behind bill to guarantee insurance
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Naturopaths in Maine are rallying behind a bill designed to prevent insurers from discriminating against health care providers who are licensed by the state. Sen. Justin Chenette, a Saco Democrat, submitted the bill on behalf of the Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors. He says patients in Maine are being denied access […]
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‘All lives matter,’ LePage tells protesters at USM
Gov. Paul LePage looks on as protesters chant during a student-organized town hall at the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus. PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage calmly weathered a torrent of disruptions during a student-organized town hall at the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus Tuesday evening. LePage was interrupted repeatedly during the hourlong […]
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Democrat Adam Cote to run for governor in Maine as political outsider
Adam Cote AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrat Adam Cote has made his long-contemplated 2018 run for governor official, becoming the first well-known Democrat to enter the race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Cote, a 44-year-old Sanford attorney and Army veteran, has been out of politics since he finished second in the 2008 primary in […]
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Bill would require hand-washing facilities for petting areas
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine Democrat’s bill would require hand-washing facilities or disinfectant at areas where the public can touch livestock and other animals. Roger Fuller’s bill is set for a Thursday hearing. Fuller’s bill doesn’t apply to domestic pets and requires signs emphasizing hand-washing’s importance. Fuller says his bill follows health officials’ 2015 […]
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Maine recovers jobs after recession; aging workers a concern
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state’s economy is back to where it was before the recession when it comes to jobs, a feat some economists thought might be impossible because of its shrinking workforce. The state has returned to the pre-recession peak of about 620,800 jobs, meaning it has made up the 25,000 or so […]
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Democrats counterpunch Gov. LePage by rolling out alternative budget
Maine Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, speaks during the first session of the 128th Legislature at the State House in Augusta, Dec. 7, 2016. AUGUSTA, Maine — Legislative Democrats quantified their opposition to Gov. Paul LePage’s state budget priorities Thursday when they unveiled an alternative budget plan they call “The Opportunity Agenda.” In […]
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Congressman Bruce Poliquin hasn't said how he will vote on GOP health bill
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and legislative Republicans have pushed for changes now melded into their party’s national health care bill. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin pushed for others at a White House meeting on Tuesday. But with a vote expected in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday and top Republicans ruling out more changes that they […]