AUGUSTA — When the Republican-controlled Legislature elected Bruce Poliquin state treasurer last December, the Georgetown resident promised to spread the word about the state’s fiscal problems. The past nine months have shown that Poliquin suffers no shortage of words, or ways to deliver them. In the past, the public rarely heard from the state treasurer […]
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Gov proclaims Apple Sunday in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has proclaimed today Maine Apple Sunday and is encouraging families to visit an apple orchard this weekend and throughout September. Maine has 60 apple orchards, and a listing of where they are located can be found at www.getrealmaine.com . In his proclamation, the governor says apple farms serve […]
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High-profile flag-wavers join Freeport flag ladies
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The Freeport Flag Ladies maintained their decade-long tradition of waving the Stars and Stripes and were joined by Gov. Paul LePage, Maine’s entire congressional delegation, the commanding general of the state’s National Guard and several hundred others in a show of patriotism on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. […]
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LePage names choice to head Maine DEP
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The acting commissioner of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection is being tapped to head the agency on a permanent basis. Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday that he has nominated Pattie Aho (AH’ hoe) to the post. The Maine Senate is expected to vote on the nomination Sept. 27. Aho has been […]
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LePage seeks disaster declaration
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has requested a federal disaster declaration for parts of Maine damaged by Tropical Storm Irene. A joint federal-state damage assessment has found over $2.4 million in response costs and damages in Franklin, Oxford and York Counties. LePage said Friday that if the aide is granted, the federal government […]
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LePage orders lowering of flags on 9/11
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is ordering flags to half-staff for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. LePage said Friday that the flags will be lowered Sunday in remembrance of the 2001 attacks, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives. He says he’s asking Mainers to honor the memory of Americans […]
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LePage: Plenty of jobs, not enough skills
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage gathered two dozen Maine employers from a broad cross-section of industries to the Blaine House on Friday to talk about strategies for improving the sluggish job market. The problem, the governor learned, is not a lack of jobs. The problem is that Maine’s labor force is not adequately skilled […]
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Political Pulse: LePage, MHPC converge on welfare despite different rhetorical paths
Just over a month ago, a pair of conservative advocacy groups released an undercover video of an actor attempting to apply for MaineCare benefits at a Department of Health and Human Services office in Biddeford. The two organizations, the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Americans for Prosperity-Maine, held a press conference promising “explosive” and “shocking” […]
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LePage says domestic violence efforts don’t conflict with gun law
FAIRFIELD, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage asked employers on Wednesday to stand with him as he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fighting domestic violence at home and in the workplace. At an event at Hammond Tractor in Fairfield, the governor signed an executive order that directs state agencies to make domestic violence awareness a priority. […]
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Officials confident uninspected dams are safe
No one in state government — all the way up to the governor — denies the state is failing to regularly inspect Maine’s potentially hazardous dams. Most, though, don’t expect to do much about it, even though state law requires regular inspections. Instead, some say there’s no risk in the current situation. Others say they […]