AUGUSTA — A leading Maine Democrat has said a statement made by Republican Gov. Paul LePage regarding a ban on Syrian refugees to Maine and the U.S. in the wake of the Paris terror attacks is “morally repugnant.” Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, the state Senate minority leader, said LePage was taking advantage of a tragedy […]
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Rotundo bill aims to secure funding for college aspirations program
LEWISTON — New legislation proposed by state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, aims to protect and secure funding for a local nonprofit that has been working to increase the number of people in Androscoggin County with college degrees. Rotundo said the bill is necessary because an intended $75,000 appropriation meant for the organization in 2015 was […]
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Gov. Paul LePage again blasts lawmakers, media in Auburn meeting
[View the story “Gov. Paul LePage’s Auburn town hall meeting” on Storify] Those include continuing to lower the state’s income tax, to reduce the cost of energy, to reform welfare programs and to lower the cost of higher education. But in his characteristic blunt-talking style, LePage also alternately took shots at two of his favorite […]
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Gov. LePage’s mother-in-law, Rita DeRosby, dies at 77
AUGUSTA – Rita DeRosby, the mother-in-law of Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage died Sunday. DeRosby, 77, the mother of First Lady Ann LePage, lived with her daughter and son-in-law at the governor’s mansion, the Blaine House, during the summer months. A medical condition she suffered made it difficult for her to spend time in the […]
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LePage to announce new L/A-Portland bus service
AUGUSTA — Just two days after the Auburn City Council voted 6-0 to contribute $50,000 to a $500,000 passenger rail development plan for Lewiston-Auburn, Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte are set to announce a new bus service for the Twin Cities. LePage and LaBonte, who is also director of LePage’s office […]
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In Lewiston, Paul LePage upbraids Legislature, vows to fight status quo
LEWISTON — During an hourlong town hall meeting Tuesday, Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage continued his campaign against the state’s Legislature and its leaders, again promising to push the powers of the executive branch of government to achieve his policy goals. Before a largely friendly audience of about 100 people, LePage spoke at the Green […]
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Gov. Paul LePage announces Lewiston town hall meeting for Oct. 13
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage will hold a town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Lewiston High School’s Green Ladle. The Green Ladle is the culinary arts school for the high school’s regional technical center. According to a release from LePage’s office Friday, he will deliver remarks about moving Maine […]
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Failed Maine DHHS lawsuit costs taxpayers $108,000
AUGUSTA — A failed federal lawsuit and subsequent appeal by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that was turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court has cost Maine taxpayers $108,000 in legal fees paid to a law firm outside state government. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services released the legal costs paid […]
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Auburn joins state’s effort to hire veterans
AUBURN — The city will join a state effort to promote hiring veterans, according to Mayor Jonathan LaBonte. “I don’t think we are looking to fill specific jobs,” LaBonte said Friday. “We just want to raise the profile of our city as an employer and really insure that veterans looking for jobs are able to […]
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Group rallies for passenger rail to L-A and western Maine
AUBURN — If there’s one thing the politicians of Lewiston-Auburn agree on, it seems to be the notion that the Twin Cities should be the next place in Maine to enjoy passenger rail service. Bringing that service to downtown Lewiston-Auburn and expanding it west to Oxford County was the focus of a rally hosted by […]