LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage boldly invited the audience Wednesday at his town hall meeting to check his facts if they wanted to when he made the claim that workers in so-called “right-to-work” states make more money than those where labor unions hold more sway. “I will just tell you the honest truth and […]
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Gov. Paul LePage handles town hall protest with ease
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage spent more than an hour and 20 minutes with about 100 Twin Cities’ residents Wednesday, in a conversation that touched on everything from taxes to his possible political options. LePage even gingerly handled a group of college students, including some from Bates and Bowdoin, who briefly interrupted his town hall-style […]
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Gov. LePage to hold town hall meeting in Lewiston Wednesday
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage will hold a town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in Lewiston. According to a statement from LePage’s office, the governor will deliver remarks about moving Maine forward and answer questions from residents. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The announcement said […]
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AMA urges Maine lawmakers to overturn Narcan veto
AUGUSTA — In a letter Wednesday, the top doctor for the American Medical Association urged Maine lawmakers to overturn the governor’s veto of a bill that would have provided broader access to the opioid overdose drug naloxone — known commonly by its brand name, Narcan. “Maine, like nearly every state in the nation, is seeing […]
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Gov. Paul LePage apologizes for abruptly leaving UMF ceremony
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage apologized Wednesday to the president and the former president of the University of Maine at Farmington for abruptly leaving a dedication ceremony and calling two students “idiots.” Reacting to signs held by student protesters Nick Bray and Ally Hammond, LePage cut short his speech during a ceremony to rename a […]
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Maine Speaker Mark Eves calls for sanctions after secret meeting
AUGUSTA — House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, on Tuesday called on the state’s attorney general to take action over a closed-door meeting of a newly formed blue ribbon commission on public education. At least four lawmakers in leadership roles in the Republican and Democratic caucuses at the State House participated in the breakfast meeting […]
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Maine public education task force holds 1st meeting in secret
More coverage: Maine Speaker Mark Eves calls for sanctions after secret meeting Gov. Paul LePage says he’s out of the education commission What the education panel discussed at Monday’s closed meeting AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and a handful of state lawmakers, both Republican and Democrat, convened a secret meeting Monday morning of a legislative […]
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Maine welfare reform bill brings tighter scrutiny and stronger penalties
AUGUSTA — In an end-of-session compromise, a pair of Lewiston-Auburn state senators, a Democrat and a Republican, advanced legislation that tightens oversight and increases penalties for welfare recipients who abuse the system. Prior to Friday, the legislation, first offered by Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, and aimed at limiting purchases made with electronic benefit transfer cards […]
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Gov. Paul LePage effort to raise minimum wage falls short
AUGUSTA – An attempt by Republicans and Gov. Paul LePage to set a minimum wage lower than the eventual $12 an hour voters will decide about in November fell short Thursday night in the state Senate. A Republican-led effort to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2020 garnered a vote of 22-12, […]
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LePage signs into law recommendations of veterans commission
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday signed into law legislation meant to strengthen and modernize Maine’s Bureau of Veterans’ Services and provide state community college and university tuition to members of the Maine National Guard. The legislation, largely based on the recommendations of a special commission that was set up by the Legislature in […]