PORTLAND — Hundreds of women across Maine are using humor to voice their displeasure over Gov. Paul LePage’s comment that the only bad thing about a chemical additive is that it might give women “little beards.” More than 1,000 women signed onto a Facebook campaign called “Little Beard Day” in which they were encouraged to […]
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LePage wants to lure Maine boats back to home port
ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage wants to eliminate a tax on diesel fuel used by groundfishing boats to help level the playing field between Maine and Massachusetts, he told fishermen Friday. Speaking at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, LePage said incentives are needed to bring groundfishing vessels and their hundreds of thousands of pounds […]
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Maine teachers fear proposed pension freezes
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A day after union state workers filled the Maine State House, active and retired teachers are lining up to tell lawmakers they can’t afford freezes and other changes Gov. Paul LePage is proposing in his budget. Friday’s hearing before the Appropriations Committee marks the third consecutive day public employees have massed […]
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Maine budget plan prompts rallies
Both supporters and opponents are holding separate rallies Thursday in Augusta. The governor wants to help reduce the state’s $4.3 billion budget shortfall by changing how Maine’s pension system is funded. On Wednesday, LePage said he was elected to fix problems with state spending. He said his proposals are meant to put the state on […]
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Maine won’t help with tax breaks for mill buyer
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine won’t help two towns provide $48 million in tax breaks so a company can buy paper mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket. A spokesman for Gov. Paul LePage says the administration supports the goal of revitalizing the mills, but won’t help the two towns provide the […]
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Supporters, critics face off on Maine pension plan
AUGUSTA (AP) — Union members upset with Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s pension proposals faced off Wednesday with LePage supporters as the Appropriations Committee met in Augusta to begin examining the governor’s plan to fix the state’s retirement system. The committee heard from foes and fans of the governor’s proposal to change how Maine’s pension system […]
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LePage budget brings out hundreds of union workers in protest
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Union members upset with Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s pension proposals faced off Wednesday with LePage supporters as the Appropriations Committee met in Augusta to begin examining the governor’s plan to fix the state’s retirement system. The committee heard from foes and fans of the governor’s proposal to change how Maine’s pension […]
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Maine ready to commit $35M to bridge replacement
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is ready to commit $35 million to help replace the Memorial Bridge between Kittery and Portsmouth, N.H. LePage discussed the bridge Tuesday with lawmakers from York and Cumberland counties. The state money is aimed at securing $20 million in federal funding, but that money is now in […]
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Senate OKs game chief, workers’ comp director
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate has confirmed Gov. Paul LePage’s nominees to head Maine’s fish and game department and workers’ compensation board. Senators voted unanimously Tuesday to confirm Chandler Woodcock of Farmington as commissioner of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department. Woodcock is a former state senator who ran unsuccessfully for governor as […]
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Hearings on ‘Spartan’ Maine budget open
AUGUSTA (AP) — Hearings on Gov. Paul LePage’s $6.1 billion budget package opened Monday with a focus on taxes, and advocates were quick to weigh in with support for a package they said will either stimulate business or foist unfair burdens on those who can afford it least. During a joint session before the committees […]