AUGUSTA — Whether the state chooses to expand a mental health unit at the state prison in Warren may have little bearing on whether the federal government cuts off $20 million in funding from Maine’s Riverview Psychiatric Center. An ad-hoc committee of lawmakers, hastily formed last week in light of the looming funding crisis, contemplated the […]
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LePage’s tough talk could hurt 2014 bid
AUGUSTA (AP) — Sitting in an F-35 cockpit simulator, Gov. Paul LePage joked during a photo op this month that he wanted to bomb a Portland newspaper for its reporting on his administration. It turns out it’s LePage who has a target on his back as perhaps one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republican governors […]
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LePage apologizes and clarifies statement on Obama
LEWISTON — In a letter to state Republican lawmakers Friday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage apologized for the controversy over statements he made about President Barack Obama. The fundraiser, sponsored by the Kennebec County Republican Committee, was held at the private home of John and Lisa Fortier in Belgrade. Separate, undisclosed sources accused LePage of saying, […]
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Committee approves state borrowing package
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine legislative panel approved a state borrowing package proposal for roads projects and education on Thursday, sending the proposal to the full Legislature before it goes to voters for final approval. The Appropriations Committee unanimously passed the five-bill, $149.5 million bond proposal, putting it on track to be placed on the […]
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In light of Riverview issues, Maine lawmakers contemplate plan to expand psych ward at state prison
AUGUSTA — Key lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee said Thursday they could support a $3.3 million bill that would expand the mental health ward at the Maine State Prison in Warren but weren’t quite ready to sign off on the measure. Still in question is whether the legislation, offered by Gov. Paul LePage, […]
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Campaign for Blaine House revved up
FALMOUTH — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said if Republican Gov. Paul LePage — one of the congressman’s chief rivals in the 2014 gubernatorial race — told GOP donors recently that current Democratic President Barack Obama “hates white people,” it’s “unfortunate.” But the Democrat from Maine’s 2nd District was careful to say he didn’t know […]
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LePage calls for special session on bonding bill, Riverview issues
Bond Specifics: What the $149.5 million will pay for AUGUSTA — On his way to a manufacturing conference in Florida, Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage issued a proclamation Wednesday calling the Legislature back to work Aug. 29. In a release, LePage said lawmakers are expected to pass a $149.5 million state borrowing package that has been […]
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Comments again hurting state’s image
Maine and Gov. Paul LePage now own the space on the World Wide Web called “Obama hates white people.” And that’s a problem. Within hours of anonymous reports Monday that LePage had made the controversial remark, it had spread across a nation and an ocean. By midday Tuesday, a Google search for “Obama hates white […]
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LePage heard telling GOP donors, lawmakers that Obama ‘hates white people’
Gov. Paul LePage told a group of Republican lawmakers and political supporters during a fundraiser on Aug. 12 that President Barack Obama “hates white people,” according to an attendee of the event. “It was a typical, off the cuff, off the script, Paul LePage comment,” the attendee, who preferred to remain anonymous because of fear […]
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Obama hates white people, LePage says
President Barack Obama “hates white people,” according to Gov. Paul LePage. The comment, heard by two state lawmakers, was given at a private function on Aug. 12. According to a Portland Press Herald report, the lawmakers, who did not want to disclose their identities out of fear of political retribution, heard the remarks at a […]