AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s contention that the Legislature is adjourned and that he has the right to hold 70 enacted bills until lawmakers reconvene was rebuffed on two fronts late Friday afternoon, including an opinion from Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills. LePage argues that the Legislature adjourned on June 30, meaning that he does […]
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Saviello requests investigation of Paul LePage’s role in Eves firing
AUGUSTA — Republican Sen. Tom Saviello of Wilton has filed a formal request for an independent, nonpartisan investigation of Gov. Paul LePage’s interference in Good Will-Hinckley’s selection of Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves as its new president. Saviello made the request in a letter delivered Monday to the Government Oversight Committee. In the letter, he asked […]
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D. Harlow: Plane ride was not a gift
In Augusta, I often find myself at odds with Sen. Tom Saviello. We represent different political parties — he a Republican and myself a Democrat — and disagree on many matters before us on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. I must object to the way Saviello was portrayed in a recent Maine Center for […]
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Legislature to consider Katz-Saviello proposal to expand Medicaid
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Democrat-controlled Legislature is poised to vote on a Republican-backed measure to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law. Initial votes on the measure are expected in the Senate as early as Tuesday. Under the bill crafted by Assistant Republican Leader Roger Katz and Sen. Tom Saviello, Maine would also implement […]
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Eustis voters OK $1M budget in 30 minutes
EUSTIS — It took half an hour for about 35 residents to approve a budget of $1 million at Saturday’s town meeting. “It was quick,” Selectman Jay Wyman said early Saturday evening. “Basically, everything went very well. Everything was approved and there was very little discussion.” The warrant included 22 articles, some of which increased […]
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In rebuttal, T. Saviello: Didn’t deserve criticism
On Nov. 3, a guest column appeared in the Sun Journal that questioned Speaker Mark Eves’ ethics concerning his job with Sweetser and his support of the Medicaid expansion bill. I am personally disheartened by those allegations. The Maine Legislature is a part-time Legislature. I want to emphasize “part-time.” Legislators leave their jobs and families […]