President Donald Trump is pushing Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for the U.S. Senate, according to White House advisers. Trump has told advisers he plans to call LePage, the bombastic governor who endorsed him in February 2016, and ask him to jump in against Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, in 2018 — and that he […]
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Paul LePage seeks disaster declaration after October wind storm caused millions in damages
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has asked the president for a disaster declaration to help recover from a powerful wind storm that knocked out power for more than half of the state’s homes and businesses. The storm on the day before Halloween toppled drought-weakened trees, left roads impassable and knocked down more than […]
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Board abruptly postpones vote on Paul LePage workforce funding proposal
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor abruptly postponed a potential vote Wednesday on a controversial LePage administration proposal to require workforce development agencies to spend a larger portion of the federal dollars they receive on job training. Gov. Paul LePage wants Maine’s three regional workforce development agencies to devote 60 percent of their federal […]
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King LePage strikes again
What good does it do for the people of Maine to go to the ballot box and vote when Gov. Paul LePage’s will runs over the people’s rights as citizens? Maine is not a democracy; it is a dictatorship. When is it going to stop? Maine residents have the right to expect that their votes […]
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Voters back Medicaid expansion, but that may not matter
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s decision Wednesday to hit the brakes on a one-day-old ballot question passed by voters to expand Medicaid in Maine is only the latest example of a trend by the governor or Legislature to, in many residents’ eyes, alter or ignore the will of voters. Last year, voters endorsed a 3 […]
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Defiant LePage says he won't implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion
Gov. Paul LePage speaks at aa Auburn town hall in 2015, LePage said he would not act to implement Medicaid expansion until it was fully funded by the Legislature. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage issued a defiant statement Wednesday following overwhelming approval by voters of a ballot initiative to expand the state’s […]
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Maine lawmakers return to consider Paul LePage's veto of marijuana law
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine lawmakers are returning to Augusta following Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill to regulate and tax the sale of marijuana. A two-thirds vote of lawmakers present Monday evening will determine whether or not the veto stands. The bill that establishes rules for the retail sale of recreational marijuana was […]
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Russian operatives featured Paul LePage in Facebook posts
A series of controversial and racially charged statements that Maine Gov. Paul LePage uttered in 2016 and 2017 became fodder for Russian operatives who posted on fake Facebook accounts in attempts to sow discord with U.S. voters. The posts on separate accounts appeared to both attack LePage and praise him for comments the Republican made […]
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Gov. Paul LePage heads back to court against Democratic attorney general
A legal feud between Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage and the state’s Democratic attorney general returned to court recently when the governor filed a new complaint alleging his political foe is improperly holding back public records he wants to see. In a complaint filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court, LePage alleges that Attorney General Janet […]
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Paul LePage to attend meeting with loggers hosted by Sen. Troy Jackson
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (Sun Journal file photo) AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor and a Democratic senator are set to discuss the challenges facing loggers and the state’s logging industry. Gov. Paul LePage will attend a logging discussion hosted by Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson in New Canada on Friday afternoon. Jackson, a logger himself, […]