AUGUSTA — The state ethics commission voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a consent agreement proposed by the agency’s staff that would levy a fine of $15,000 against two political action committees that supported a Lewiston casino bid in 2011. The action of the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices marks the second-largest penalty […]
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Tribes seek inclusion in proposed study exploring feasibility of more Maine casinos
AUGUSTA — After three bills designed to allow the development of tribal casinos were rejected, representatives of Maine’s Indian tribes in the State House are working to ensure the tribes’ gaming prospects are included in a study of the possibility of expanded casino operations in the state. The study is proposed as a forward move […]
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Maine panel OKs bill to study gambling expansion
AUGUSTA — A Maine legislative panel has approved a bill to have the state study the market potential for building more casinos in Maine. The Veteran and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously endorsed the measure on Tuesday. The bill directs Maine to contract with a consultant would study whether a market exists for more slot machines […]
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Tribes call foul over Senate vote spree against statewide gaming measures
AUGUSTA — The Senate slammed the door on six bills Thursday night that involved the expansion of casinos and gaming, including three that would have have allowed more gaming opportunities for Maine’s Native American tribes. The other rejected bills would have expanded the use of slot machines for fraternal organizations and harness racing opportunities. R. […]
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Behavioral health workers gather to learn about gambling addiction
NORWAY — Treatment and support options for Mainers struggling with a gambling problem have expanded in recent years, and new state rules may help more people break away from an addiction to gambling. A handful of representatives from local social work, behavioral health and faith organizations gathered in a conference room at Stephens Memorial Hospital […]
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Maine campaign ethics panel expands scope of Lewiston casino campaign inquest
AUGUSTA — Maine’s panel on campaign finance and ethics unanimously voted Thursday to expand its investigation into a failed 2011 campaign to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices decided a trio of out-of-state businessmen who funded the campaign and hired a political consultant in Virginia to produce […]
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Ethics panel tables case
AUGUSTA — Two Lewiston men who helped organize a statewide campaign aimed at bringing a casino to that city’s downtown endured a barrage of questions Thursday before the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. The commission tabled action on the case because it did not hear from all of the witnesses it had […]
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Hearing on Lewiston casino campaign ethics violations set for Thursday
AUGUSTA — Maine’s ethics commission Thursday will take up a case involving the local backers of a 2011 campaign that aimed to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston. Earlier this year, investigators for the state’s Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices suggested fining Stavros Mendros and Peter Robinson for misleading investigators and the media […]
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Top LePage consultant worked on failed Lewiston casino campaign
LEWISTON — A top political consultant who is the campaign spokesman for Gov. Paul LePage was heavily involved in a failed 2011 attempt to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston. The Sun Journal has learned that Brent Littlefield was hired by a pair of Maine political action committees to buy airtime on Maine television and […]
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Lewiston casino campaigners may get penalty reprieve in campaign finance case
LEWISTON — Promoters of a statewide effort to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston in 2011 might avoid paying more than $35,000 in civil penalties for presenting false information under Maine’s campaign-finance reporting laws, based on new documents released Tuesday. But the decision on what the political action committees set up by Stavros Mendros and […]