AUGUSTA — The two men who want to give Maine’s State of the State Address in 2015 held little back as they blasted Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday. “The state of the state is no better than it was when he was elected,” said Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate for governor from Cape Elizabeth. […]
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LePage to lay out initiatives for economic development in Tuesday’s State of the State
State of the State online Gov. Paul LePage’s State of the State address will be broadcast live online tonight. The video will be shown alongside an live discussion of the speech and Maine politics. The speech and discussion start at 7 p.m. AUGUSTA — The focus will likely be on job creation and economic development initiatives […]
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LePage admin touts Maine’s low insurance rates
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says Maine’s auto and homeowners insurance rates are the lowest in New England and among the lowest in the country. The Maine Bureau of Insurance is pointing to recently released reports from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that show Maine’s average premium is among the most […]
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LePages tie yellow ribbon for Maine troops, urge others to do likewise
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann M. LePage this week tied a yellow ribbon around one of the Blaine House maple trees to remember the men and women in uniform serving at home and around the world. “All of our military members home and overseas deserve our appreciation. They’re the ones away […]
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Bill pushes Maine to do more with solar energy; LePage takes shot at wind
AUGUSTA — Maine is lagging behind the rest of New England when it comes to generating electricity with solar power, and the state’s position has little to do with the climate. Lawmakers heard Tuesday that Maine gets 30 percent more sunlight each year than Germany, a European leader in solar energy. That’s why a bill […]
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Cutler challenges LePage and Michaud to early debates
LEWISTON — Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate for governor, is challenging his political rivals to join him for 16 debates, one in each of Maine’s counties in the coming weeks. Cutler sent a letter to the campaigns of Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic 2nd District U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud on Thursday. In his letter, […]
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House overturns LePage veto of bill designed to help MaineCare recipients quit smoking
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly overrode Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill designed to reduce tobacco-related illness in Maine, but the House narrowly sustained a budget bill veto that could reduce state revenues by about $7 million between now and mid-2015. LePage last week vetoed LD 386, An […]
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HHS committee grills author of Medicaid report
AUGUSTA – State lawmakers Tuesday picked apart the first portion of a nearly $1 million report on Maine’s welfare programs that’s being completed by a private company hired by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage. While Republican lawmakers on the Legislature’s Health and Human Service Committee were largely complimentary of the work being done […]
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LePage vetoes five bills passed last year, lets another 11 go into law
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday evening that he has vetoed five bills that were passed by the Legislature last year and let another 11 go into law without his signature. All of the bills were passed last year within 10 days of the end of the legislative session, which by law means the […]
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Hundreds demand expansion of Medicaid
AUGUSTA (AP) — Hundreds gathered at the Maine Statehouse on Wednesday urging lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul as the Democratic-controlled Legislature began its work for the new session. The presence of the roughly 350 people calling for Medicaid expansion foreshadows what’s certain to be another fiery debate in the Legislature […]