I am dismayed and appalled at the hateful behavior demonstrated by Gov. Paul LePage. At the risk of rehashing his many shining public moments in the media, I will say just this: LePage does not, in any way, represent my beliefs, my philosophy of government or speak to my moral tenants. He is a bully, […]
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R. Clark: Gov. LePage doing it right
As a registered independent voter, I applaud Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts for trying to change the status quo with regard to welfare and General Assistance. Maine cannot be all things to everyone. If state government is to take care of anyone, the elderly and truly disabled should be the highest priorities. Maine citizens should not […]
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R. Katz: Comment was an insult
Recently, Gov. Paul LePage had some choice words for my colleague, Rep. Peggy Rotundo. The governor said, “she is an architect of pork – she should be a pig farmer.” I serve with Rep. Rotundo on the Appropriations Committee. She is a Democrat and I am a Republican. Sometimes we find ourselves on opposite sides […]
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L. Snodgrass: LePage an alley-gang leader
Gov. Paul LePage says he wants to make Maine business-friendly. Almost everything he has done in recent months does the opposite. No business executive in his right mind would want his business in a state where the governor: • blocks economic development by withholding bonds that both the Legislature and voters have approved; • causes […]
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E. Petersons: Missing a touch of eloquence
Gov. Paul LePage made two interesting remarks in his criticism of the Maine state budget, which he claims is loaded with “pork,” or, as the Sun Journal reported, “laden with pet projects.” The first was that leaders at the State House “ … all sit in darkened rooms when everybody else is in bed and […]
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K. Cloutier: The ‘Better Deal’ makes more sense
As a mom, a Lewiston City Councilor and a School Committee member, I am extremely concerned about Gov. Paul LePage’s budget, which gives huge tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations while crippling the state’s ability to invest in the very things that allow communities to prosper, including schools, job training and health care. Like […]
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B. Gray: Gov. LePage should apologize
I thank Stephen King for setting the record straight as to the misleading comments Gov. Paul LePage made about the taxes King pays to this great state of Maine that King still calls home. I also thank King for insisting that LePage apologize for his misstatements (which he probably never will). Mainers have all seen […]
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Gary Knight: Maine’s tax code a relic of the past
In 1969, the Olivetti Valentine typewriter was introduced, the Concorde flew its first test flight, and Maine Gov. Ken Curtis signed the state’s income tax into law. All three have since been proven obsolete. Unfortunately, one is still with us. Maine’s economy continues to be strangled by the income tax. If you don’t think that […]
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M. Keim: Shifting taxes doesn’t work
Doing away with the state income tax? What a fairy-tale Gov. Paul LePage is spinning. The reality is that all he is doing is shifting the taxes from the income tax to other taxes. Recently, I saw firsthand what his plan is doing. I could be paying $207 more in property tax with the loss […]
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J. Collins: Budget negatively affects towns
There are many reasons why many people will face another increase in property taxes this year. Gov. Paul LePage’s budget is $50 million higher this year than last year. Someone is going to be paying higher taxes. Enacted in 1972, Municipal Revenue Sharing was designed to return 5 percent of sales and income tax revenues […]