A Maine judge ordered the LePage administration to implement Medicaid expansion on Monday, but what happens next – and when 70,000 newly eligible Mainers can begin signing up for the health insurance – is unclear. The governor’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment Tuesday on how the administration plans to respond to the […]
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Saddleback purchase up in air
Prospects that a Boston investment firm might purchase and reopen Saddleback ski resort have dimmed, after the buyer’s request to include the Rangeley area in a tax-friendly investment zone was rebuffed by the LePage administration. In two letters to state officials this past winter, Jonathan Tower, managing partner of Arctaris Impact Fund, said the firm […]
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Paul LePage takes aim at Jared Golden
In rare, kind words about a Democratic leader, Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that congressional contender Jared Golden of Lewiston no doubt “made a fine Marine.” But as a lawmaker, the governor said, the assistant majority leader in the State House of Representatives “has not gotten the job done.” A two-term lame duck, LePage, who […]
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Paul LePage says child deaths a result of out-of-date DHHS system
Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that his administration will pursue a range of reforms in the state’s child protective services system, including a renewed effort to impose criminal penalties on professionals such as teachers, doctors and others who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect and fail to do so. In an appearance […]
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LePage eyes bringing more Chinese students, trade to Maine
Touting the safety and natural bounty of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage is pushing for Chinese students and companies to come to the Pine Tree State. LePage recently told China Daily, an English-language newspaper published in the People’s Republic of China, that attracting more Chinese students could be one solution to Maine’s aging population. “If we can get […]
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LePage bill for elderly in limbo
Gov. Paul LePage’s office is working with a woman in Caribou whose home was foreclosed on, while a bill he initiated to try to protect homeowners from tax lien foreclosure remains in limbo. The bill LePage initiated to try to help elderly people stay in their homes, LD 1629, is one the Legislature voted to […]
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LePage facing surgery after Florida accident
Gov. Paul LePage disclosed Friday that he was hit by a car six months ago while he was bicycling in Florida. The governor credited his helmet, which he said was “crushed” by the impact, with saving his life. LePage said the accident exacerbated a previous shoulder injury that will require surgery. He said he’ll have […]
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LePage says bike helmet saved his life, will need shoulder surgery
Gov. Paul LePage disclosed Friday that he was hit by a car while bicycling in Florida in November and will require surgery. LePage said the accident happened Nov. 22 in Daytona Beach when he was riding his bike with his wife, Ann, who was riding behind him. A young woman who driving a car was […]
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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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LePage says Maine does not have money to expand Medicaid
The LePage administration argued in a court filing this week that it cannot implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion because the Legislature did not make a “specific allocation” to do so. Without money dedicated to expansion, the state Department of Health and Human Services “plainly lacks legal authority” to spend money on it, says the court brief, […]