LEWISTON — State Sen. Emily Cain, D-Orono, picked up the support of several prominent Androscoggin County Democrats on Monday in her bid for the U.S. House. Cain is one of several Democratic candidates for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The seat is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, who is running for the governor’s […]
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King says he wants to investigate possible terrorism recruiting in Maine
U.S. Sen. Angus King said in response to this weekend’s attack at an upscale Kenyan mall that he would investigate attempts by terrorist groups to recruit members from the Somali community in Maine. NBC terrorism analyst Evan Kohlmann said on the Sunday morning “Today Show” that al Shabab is known to recruit members from the […]
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LePage says he won’t issue supplemental budget in 2014
Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks during a recent event at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. LePage has said repeatedly he will not present state lawmakers with a supplemental budget in 2014. AUGUSTA — If Maine lawmakers are expecting to work on a supplemental state budget in 2014 they are going to have to go […]
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House passes bill to fund government but not ACA
WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled House voted Friday to cripple President Barack Obama’s health care law as part of a risky ploy that threatens a government shutdown in a week and a half. U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud, both Maine Democrats, voted against the bill. The fight is coming on a stopgap funding measure […]
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Proud LePage pays off hospital debt
LEWISTON — Saying it was a good day, Gov. Paul LePage symbolically paid $38.1 million in back debt to Central Maine Medical Center on Wednesday. “As a governor, it’s embarrassing to watch your hospitals lay people off because you are not paying your bills or to watch hospitals delay needed services and projects that should be […]
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Maine politicians renew support for better background checks in wake of D.C. shootings
AUGUSTA — State and federal lawmakers from Maine on Wednesday renewed their support for law changes that would improve gun-sale background checks in the U.S. after a mass shooting in Washington D.C., on Monday. The incident, which claimed the lives of 13 people, including the shooter, at the Navy Yard, remains under investigation. But emerging […]
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LePage administration considers tax-elimination proposal
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s exploration of a state tax elimination plan proposed by the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center has legislative Democrats drawing battle lines in what looks to be a State House fight over economic development initiatives. Last week, in an interview with the Bangor Daily News, George Gervais, commissioner of Maine’s Department […]
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Protestor interrupts LePage at CMMC
UPDATED COVERAGE: Proud LePage pays off hospital debt Maine pays off nearly $500M debt owed to hospitals Alanna Durkin, Associated Press AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said on Wednesday that the state has paid its hospitals nearly $500 million for unpaid Medicaid services, ending a long-standing debt the Republican governor says has been financially crippling for […]
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Cutler campaign releases book blames left and right for what’s wrong with Maine
AUGUSTA — Eliot Cutler has outlined his plan for turning around Maine’s economy and attracting more young people — his top two priorities — in a campaign book released Wednesday. In the book, titled “A State of Opportunity,” the independent candidate for governor in 2014 says the state can be a good place both to […]
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LePage to visit CMMC at 2 p.m. today to pay MaineCare debt
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage will visit Central Maine Medical Center at 2 p.m. Wednesday to deliver the news that the state is making good on a $183 million debt it has owed the state’s 39 hospitals beginning in 2009. The state payment for past services provided under MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid system, will trigger […]