AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is moving forward without legislative approval on plans to build a secure, privately run residence in Bangor for some psychiatric patients who need services before re-entering the community. But details about how Maine would pay for or oversee the 21-bed rehabilitation residence remain secret more than a year after […]
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Cut governor's pay, says one candidate for Maine's top job
Instead of pressing ahead with a plan to more than double the governor’s salary, one of the Democrats seeking to win the state’s top job said lawmakers ought to slash it. Former Portland state Rep. Diane Russell said that “raising the wage of the governor is probably the worst idea I’ve seen.” She said that […]
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At Auburn gubernatorial forum, Democrats focus ire at LePage
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills participates Tuesday night in the Democratic gubernatorial forum at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. Seated next to Mills, from left: former state Rep. Diane Russell, Sanford lawyer Adam Cote and Democratic lobbyist Betsy Sweet. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Democratic lobbyist Betsy Sweet answers a questions about opioid policy Tuesday night at the Democratic gubernatorial […]
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Lawyers spar over case accusing Paul LePage of blackmail
BOSTON — The lawyer for former Maine House Speaker Mark Eves told a panel of federal judges Tuesday that his lawsuit alleging that Gov. Paul LePage violated his constitutional rights should go forward because of the governor’s threats to Eves’ employer. Eves was fired in 2016 as president of the Goodwill-Hinckley School after LePage threatened to […]
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Legislative committee backs pay raise for next Maine governor
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage moved one step closer to a long-sought victory Monday when a legislative committee overwhelmingly endorsed more than doubling the pay of the next governor from $70,000 a year to $150,000. The State and Local Government Committee voted 11-1 in favor of increasing the salary, which is now the lowest of […]
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Paul LePage wants more federal funds on job training not career counseling
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage wants more federal funds used to help unemployed Mainers shifted to job training, a move some local labor officials say would take money from career counseling, hurting vulnerable job seekers. LePage’s administration last week submitted his plan that demands that locally run workforce boards spend 70 percent of federal […]
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Governor looking to kill wind power
Maine lawmakers should reject the LePage administration’s proposal to gut the expedited permitting process for Maine’s green energy wind power projects. Gov. Paul LePage claims the wind power projects could harm the state’s tourism industry. If any changes are made to the existing green energy 2008 law that would eliminate the streamlined review process, the […]
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Paul LePage calls judge ‘absolute imbecile’ over Trump lawsuit
? LEWISTON (WGME) – Gov. Paul LePage is laughing off a new lawsuit against President Trump, that partly focuses on LePage. The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump, claiming he’s violated the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which essentially says the President can’t personally gain from his power and […]
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Lawsuit against president highlights LePage stay at Trump hotel in D.C.
A stay by Maine Gov. Paul LePage at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. in early 2017 is playing a key role in a federal lawsuit against the president by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte said in an opinion Wednesday that the state and district […]
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Paul LePage urges people to report suspected child abuse
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s governor is urging people to report suspected child abuse in the wake of the high-profile deaths of two young girls. At a news conference Tuesday, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said anyone who suspects child abuse should speak up, especially doctors, teachers and other people who are required by law to report possible […]