AUGUSTA — Legislative leaders voted Thursday to prohibit political messages from being projected onto the Maine State House in what they said was an effort to maintain the Capitol as a “neutral institution of democracy.” Projecting images or messages onto buildings is becoming increasingly common in Maine and nationally as activists seek to make splashy, highly […]
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Maine House sustains LePage's veto of Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — The Maine House sustained Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a funding bill for Medicaid expansion Monday, handing the Republican another victory in his long campaign to stifle expansion of the program to another 70,000 Mainers. However, the state Supreme Judicial Court could alter the expansion picture next week, when it hears arguments in […]
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Coalition urges State House leaders to call special session
AUGUSTA — A diverse coalition of advocates for the environment, the economy and other interests are calling on State House leaders to reconvene the Legislature to finish work on a host of bills, including several spending measures and a highway and bridge bonding proposal that would support more than 3,800 construction jobs. But those pleas […]
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Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services at State House for 10th anniversary
AUGUSTA — Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, welcomed representatives from Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS) to the State House on March 29 to recognize the 10th anniversary of the organization with a Legislative Sentiment. MEIRS was founded in 2008 by Rilwan Osman, Abdikadir Negeye and other young Somalis who saw a desperate need to help […]
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Beleaguered Leslie Gibson abandons state House race, seeks ‘peace and quiet’
SABATTUS — Hoping to restore “some peace and quiet in our lives,” controversial Republican candidate Leslie Gibson abandoned his effort to win a state House seat Friday. “I am not walking away with my head hung low. I am walking away with my head held high,” said Gibson, a Sabattus resident. Gibson said he made […]
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Video: Blogger says Paul LePage shoved her; he says she was chewing in his face
AUGUSTA— Maine Gov. Paul LePage had an interesting interaction with a blogger outside his office Thursday. And there’s video. A 20-second clip posted on Facebook by WMTW-TV reporter Jim Keithley shows LePage speaking to a group of media members. In the front is Carol McCracken, of Portland, who writes a blog called Munjoy Hill News. […]
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Gun rights and gun control advocates clash at the State House
AUGUSTA — Gun rights and gun control advocates clashed Thursday at the State House as the two groups brought countering messages to the Legislature. Advocates from the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, a group that supports stricter gun laws, and Gun Owners of Maine, a gun rights group, engaged in a brief shouting match in the […]
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Newry students visit State House
Students from the Eddy School, a middle school in Newry, visited the State House on Feb. 8 with Principal Deb Webster and Laura Koch, a parent. During their visit the students served as honorary pages in the Maine Senate and met with their state senator, Lisa Keim, R-Oxford. Pictured are Alison Legere, Bryce Carr, Reid […]
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Paul LePage stands firm against Medicaid expansion, says ‘our job is not done’
AUGUSTA — A fired-up Gov. Paul LePage delivered his final State of the State address to a joint session of the Maine Legislature on Tuesday night, entering the House chamber after he shook a fist at protesters who were there to challenge his stance against a voter-approved measure to expand Medicaid to about 70,000 low-income Mainers. LePage […]
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Paul LePage: 'I'm going to work until the last minute'
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s outspoken governor has kicked off his final year in office by keeping a low profile. There have been no personal jabs, no radio rants. Which Paul LePage will show up Tuesday for his final State of the State address? The low-key lame duck or the provocateur who forced a shutdown of […]