Northern Maine accepts the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and so should Gov. Paul LePage. That’s the message from Maine’s two U.S. senators and Rep. Chellie Pingree in separate statements released Wednesday and Thursday. They said LePage was wrong to ask President Donald Trump to reverse an executive order that created the monument and return the land to private ownership or […]
Maine politics
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Gov. Paul LePage urges Maine utility regulators to resign over solar decision
Gov. Paul LePage uses a model of a home selling solar power to the electric grid during a press conference at the State House to decry a recent decision by the Public Utilities Commission that he says will force Maine ratepayers to subsidize the solar industry. AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage said Friday he […]
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LePage tax plan pushes Oxford County to consider combining services
PARIS — Representatives for Gov. Paul LePage at a budget forum Thursday night asked Oxford County residents to rethink how towns spend money. The gathering was the second stop in as many days to pitch a plan that would reform the state’s tax system and spending priorities. On Wednesday, the governor presented his plan, which seeks […]
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Bates professor: Canny strategy fueled Republican success
LEWISTON — Voter anger and dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama did more than big money or a third-party candidacy to elect a wave of Republican candidates, including Gov. Paul LePage, on Nov. 4, a Bates College associate professor said Friday. John Baughman said history and a canny Republican strategy also helped. “How did LePage win?” […]