Tom Boatner would never be mistaken for a left-leaning, big-city liberal. He spent 30 years fighting fires in the American West before becoming chief of fire operations for the Bureau of Land Management. After the tragic deaths of 19 young firefighters Sunday afternoon in Arizona, CBS aired a segment of a previous interview with him. […]
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LePage announces re-election campaign at private fundraiser
Republican Gov. Paul LePage announced Tuesday he would seek a second term in office during a private fundraising event in Kennebunk, according to a state senator who attended. Sen. Andre Cushing, R-Hampden, said LePage confirmed he was running during the event hosted by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Cushing said the announcement came in front […]
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Ticket-to-work law designed to help welfare recipients get long-term employment
AUGUSTA — A bill meant to more quickly move families from welfare to sustainable long-term employment has become law, the Democratic Speaker of the House Mark Eves said Tuesday. The so-called, “Ticket-to-Work” law provides resources and assessment for those receiving state and federal financial aid and looks to determine what specific training or educational programs […]
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LePage boosts funding for domestic violence
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is directing some of the state’s saved money toward services for people affected by domestic violence. The Republican governor said on Monday that $100,000 from the state’s emergency contingency fund will go to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. The group provides services and centers throughout the state […]
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Candidates amassing donations ahead of Blaine House bids
AUGUSTA — With the gubernatorial election still more than a year away, the stockpiling of campaign cash has begun in earnest with at least two of the likely candidates for governor already banking hundreds of thousands of dollars. Democratic Congressman Mike Michaud, who is seriously mulling a gubernatorial run, announced Monday that in the past […]
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Heard on the street: We asked, ‘Should LePage seek a second term?’
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage’s recent rape analogy in reference to a Democratic lawmaker made national news. And last week, after state legislators voted to override the budget LePage had vetoed, he said he may not run for a second term. We asked the lunch crowd at Gridiron Restaurant and Sports Pub on Lisbon Street: […]
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Bigelow Preserve manager says he resigned over pressure to cut timber
A group that rallied Mainers to protect one of the state’s most majestic mountain ranges with a 1976 statewide ballot question says government officials are ignoring the law that protects the Bigelow Preserve. Friends of Bigelow, the group that formed to protect the range from development and the over-harvesting of timber, said state forestry officials […]