AUGUSTA — Rural Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives broke ranks on Thursday to narrowly endorse Gov. Paul LePage’s bid to block the president’s authority to designate a national monument in the North Woods region. The bill is likely to face constitutional challenges and is a largely symbolic missive toward the family of Roxanne […]
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Committee votes against anti-national monument bill
AUGUSTA — The first legislative review of Gov. Paul LePage’s attempt to prevent the creation of a national monument within Maine began badly for him when one of the state’s top environmental attorneys advised that no state law could accomplish the governor’s goal. The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government recommended against passage of a governor’s bill, LD 1600, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage: North Woods land access threatened by ‘federal takeover’
AUGUSTA — Citing concern of a “federal takeover,” Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday that the state will establish access to North Woods land that entrepreneur Roxanne Quimby wants to become a national park. The provocative move puts the Republican governor in the middle of the contentious debate around the 87,500 acres east of Baxter State […]
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Idea to create national monument concerns Maine delegation
PORTLAND (AP) — Three members of Maine’s congressional delegation told President Barack Obama they have serious reservations about a proposal to have more than 100,000 acres of Maine’s northern woods designated a national monument. In a letter to the president dated Friday, Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said no decision […]
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Medway, Millinocket to have nonbinding votes on proposed national park
MEDWAY — Two Maine towns will soon host nonbinding referendums about a controversial proposal to create a national park east of Baxter State Park. Medway’s vote is scheduled for Tuesday and East Millinocket’s is slated for Monday, June 29. The park would be made up of 75,000 acres owned by Roxanne Quimby, founder of Burt’s […]
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Cutler tells Katahdin-region business group not to rule out a national park, criticizes Cate Street
MILLINOCKET, Maine — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler promised Thursday to personally lead an effort to revitalize the northern Maine economy as governor that could include a Katahdin-region national park. He also expressed doubts about the New Hampshire backer of a plan to build a specialized pellet mill in town. “I think we need to […]