AUGUSTA — In a show of bipartisan strength Tuesday, the Maine Legislature stood up to Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a new $6.7 billion state budget that cuts the state’s income tax rate and stretches the sales tax in an attempt to export more of the state’s costs to visitors. The House voted 109-37 […]
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Paul LePage vetoes state budget, issues graphic veto message
AUGUSTA — The Legislature is set to reconvene Tuesday in order to take up a veto of the state’s next two-year budget issued by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday afternoon. The veto follows a failed LePage attempt to make about $60 million in cuts to the budget, when LePage used his executive authority to […]
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Legislature overrides Paul LePage’s veto of bill to study hayride regulations
Also on this page: Legislators busy overturning vetoes AUGUSTA — The Legislature on Monday overturned a veto of a bill to create a task force to examine the safety and possible regulations for farm amusement rides, such as the haunted hayride that claimed the life of an Oakland teen last fall. The House voted 146-0 to overturn by […]
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Maine lawmakers move ahead despite Paul LePage’s historic veto actions
AUGUSTA — Probably the only thing liberal about Republican Gov. Paul LePage has been his use of the veto pen, but state lawmakers continue to rebuff him, voting time and again to overturn vetoes in recent weeks. In 47 minutes on Friday, the Republican-controlled state Senate took 128 votes, each one overturning, by broad margins, […]
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School CPR veto overturned by Maine lawmakers
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have overturned Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that will provide students the chance to learn how to perform CPR and use automated external defibrillators. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 31-4 to override LePage’s veto of Republican Rep. Matt Pouliot’s bill on Thursday. The Democratic-led House supported the veto override with […]
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Maine AARP decries LePage veto of consumer protection bill
AUGUSTA — A group that represents one of Maine’s largest voting blocs is decrying Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that was meant to provide no-cost protection against identity theft. AARP Maine and the Maine Council on Aging, along with a group of financial advocates, said Monday that LePage’s veto of LD 382 “baffled” them. […]
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Analysis: How to create a bill that LePage will veto
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage long ago established that he’ll use the full breadth of his constitutional powers to advance the policy agenda he believes is best for Maine. He has withheld voter-approved bonds, refused to nominate people for the Public Utilities Commission and Board of Corrections, and perhaps most noticeably, he issued more than […]
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Maine Senate overrides veto of moose permit transfers
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Senate is overriding Republican Governor Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would allow the state to let a hunter transfer a coveted moose hunting permit to a family member in certain cases. The Republican-controlled Senate unanimously voted to override LePage’s veto on Tuesday. LePage vetoed the bill and issued a statement […]
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Maine House votes to override veto on vehicle tax bill
AUGUSTA — The Maine House has overridden Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that will reduce taxes and fees on certain vehicles adapted to serve people with disabilities. The Democratic-led House unanimously voted in favor of overturning LePage’s veto of Rep. Arthur Verow’s bill on Thursday. Verow says the measure will encourage more […]
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LePage vetoes 3 bills
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a handful of bills that deal with taxes in Maine. One bill the governor vetoed Tuesday would reduce the length of time in which someone can appeal a municipality’s decision to take property because of unpaid taxes. LePage said that time period was recently reduced and enough […]