The proposals to require more legislative oversight of civil state of emergency declarations were voted down by majority Democrats on the State and Local Government Committee.
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LePage extends emergency status to allow extra hours for fuel deliveries
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has signed a second emergency proclamation to allow heating fuel delivery truck drivers to stay on roads for extra hours during bitter cold weather this week. LePage said Tuesday that he signed the extension because recent snow and ice have hampered delivery heating fuel deliveries that are becoming critical […]
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LePage declares civil emergency to aid propane deliveries
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage issues a limited emergency proclamation on Friday to ensure that heating fuel delivery trucks can operate for extra hours in light of frigid temperatures and a propane shortage across Maine. The governor’s proclamation waives U.S. Department of Transportation rules and extends the hours of service for heating fuel transport and […]
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LePage lifts Maine’s civil emergency
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday afternoon that the statewide civil emergency he called in response to the federal government shutdown is over. LePage declared a civil emergency by proclamation on Oct. 9, eight days after the federal government shutdown began Oct. 1. He said at the time that it was a precautionary measure […]
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Maine’s civil emergency persists as federal government ends shutdown
AUGUSTA — Congress may have come to a deal to end the 16-day partial federal government shutdown and avoid a scenario that could have led to a national default, but the “civil emergency” declared last week by Gov. Paul LePage is still in effect. The governor’s emergency authority is “still being used as an administrative tool” in […]
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Political observers see civil emergency as a way for LePage to deal with shutdown
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s longtime political antagonists, including the state employees union and Democratic legislative leaders, called his declaration of a civil emergency a nuclear option power grab, but some more detached political observers in Maine described it as an act of strong leadership ahead of a looming catastrophe. LePage has been widely criticized […]
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LePage says civil emergency meant to help state employees
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday defended his proclamation of a civil emergency and said he intended to use his broadened authority for the benefit of state employees. “It is my goal, solely, to get money in state employees’ pockets as quickly as possible,” he told reporters after meeting with legislative leaders. On Wednesday […]