AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and Maine’s 16 county sheriffs met in a closed-door session Monday in an attempt to settle a dispute over holding suspects for federal immigration officials. Though the issue wasn’t resolved, the sheriffs said it was a “productive” meeting that helped both sides clarify areas of contention. The governor had told […]
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Legislature to study nonprofit ownership of conserved lands
Thanks to an Oct. 6, 2014 land buy from Verso Paper Corp., the Androscoggin Land Trust of Auburn has permanently conserved for public benefit some 1,250 acres of forested land along the Androscoggin River in Canton and Jay. AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers have begun diving into the issue of land conservation programs, which supporters say […]
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Reported interest in Ann LePage as a Senate candidate stirs speculation
First lady Ann LePage, wife of Republican Gov. Paul LePage, speaks before her husband’s inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. As Maine’s first lady, Ann LePage has been known mostly for her work with military families and veterans, and for taking a part-time waitressing job to help supplement […]
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Paul LePage and Janet Mills fight over $10.9 million in settlement funds
Maine’s attorney general Janet Mills said Gov. Paul LePage unlawfully transferred more than $10 million out of Maine’s consumer protection trust fund. Gov. Paul LePage moved Thursday to block Attorney General Janet Mills from tapping into nearly $11 million in legal settlement funds, adding a new chapter to an ongoing dispute between the two offices. […]
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Paul LePage calls Legislature back to tackle food sovereignty, GIS funding
Maine Gov. Paul LePage, testifies during a House Natural Resources subcommittee oversight hearing on the Antiquities Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday he was calling the Legislature back to the State House for a special lawmaking session set to start on Monday, Oct. […]
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Paul LePage: ICE requests keep Maine safe and override 4th Amendment
Gov. Paul LePage speaks Thursday at The Woodlands Club in Falmouth. FALMOUTH — Gov. Paul LePage doubled down on his insistence that Maine sheriffs work with federal immigration officials Thursday, saying they are obliged to do so even if it might violate a person’s constitutional rights. The comments follow a week of escalating […]
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Paul LePage 'thanks' Susan Collins for helping Anthem leave Maine health exchange
On Thursday, Gov. Paul LePage blamed Susan Collins for Anthem’s departure effective next year, telling WGAN, “Thank you, Susan Collins.” Gov. Paul LePage gave a sarcastic “thank you” to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday after Anthem said it would leave Maine’s Affordable Care Act marketplace … after she opposed a repeal bill that Anthem’s […]
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Paul LePage threatens to sue Bangor over psychiatric facility
Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday threatened to sue Bangor over his proposed psychiatric facility, which he said could be built in a neighboring community. Two days after the Bangor City Council voted to enact a six-month moratorium to delay the Hogan Road project, the governor said he plans to sue the city under the federal […]
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Paul LePage nominates Sappi mill manager Randall Davis to PUC
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says he’s tapping a paper mill manager as the state’s latest utility regulator. LePage, a Republican, said Wednesday he’s nominating Sappi mill manager Randall Davis as a commissioner of the state’s Public Utilities Commission. Davis will replace Carlisle McLean, who resigned in June after the governor called for utility regulators to […]
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Gov. Paul LePage orders sheriffs to follow federal detention requests
Gov. Paul LePage Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday directed all sheriffs in the state to comply with detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the governor wrote in a letter sent to all 16 counties. The letter, a copy of which was posted to the state website, comes one day after LePage told national radio host Laura Ingraham […]