AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representative has overridden Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s rejection of eight more bills. Among the vetoed bills overturned by the Democratic-controlled House on Monday is one that seeks to ensure that standardized tests taken by children ages 4 through 9 can’t be used to restrict their entrance into kindergarten or […]
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Legislature overturns onslaught of LePage vetoes
AUGUSTA — Nearly as fast as Republican Gov. Paul LePage can sign veto letters, lawmakers are overturning those vetoes. It’s putting LePage on pace for another entry in Maine’s political record books: the most overturned governor in state history. The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday overrode 11 of LePage’s vetoes and the House and […]
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Maine Senate, House each override 2 LePage vetoes
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has voted to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would provide car decals to young drivers so parents and law enforcement can more easily identify intermediate license holders. The Senate voted 23-11 to support the bill Wednesday. It also overrode LePage’s veto of a bill concerning health […]
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Maine lawmakers vote to sustain, override LePage vetoes
AUGUSTA — The House and Senate have voted to override several bills vetoed by Gov. Paul LePage. The House voted 119-27 Wednesday in favor of overturning LePage’s veto of a bill that gives lawmakers control over plans to offer keno. The House also kept alive a proposal to increase filing fees for transmission line projects. […]
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R. Caron: The veto king
Gov. Paul LePage prides himself on saving the taxpayers money, yet he is known for having made the most vetoes of any Maine governor, with more than 180 vetoes during his time in office. He has wasted people’s time and a multitude of hard-earned cash that Mainers now see as a total waste. It is […]
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Perspective: Vetoes not a true form of leadership
As the Legislature labored on into the night Thursday, more than a few lawmakers must have wondered whether this was really “veto day,” usually a quick tidying up of loose ends, or another end-of-session marathon where debate continues as the sun comes up. It didn’t last quite that long, but lawmakers had never been asked […]
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In last-minute twist, lawmakers vote to kill late bills by LePage
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted unanimously late Thursday to kill a pair of bills offered by Republican Gov. Paul LePage in the final days of the 126th legislative session. The decision came after the committee received word from LePage — just as it was preparing to move the measures to the […]
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Legislators override business bond veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers are back in Augusta to consider dozens of bills vetoed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage since they wrapped up their work for the session last month. The Democratic-led Legislature will take up 48 vetoed bills on Thursday. Bills require two-thirds support of present-and-voting lawmakers to override LePage’s veto. LePage has […]
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Legislature prepares to take up LePage vetoes Thursday
How the Legislature is voting on vetoes. AUGUSTA — Dozens of bills spiked by Gov. Paul LePage will get another shot this week when lawmakers return to Augusta on the heels of a session filled with partisan wrangling that will continue into the November elections. On Thursday, the Democratic-controlled Legislature will consider at least 46 […]
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LePage vetoes raise questions about role of government
Our View: Veto overrides best for public health, access AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s use of the veto pen will make for a busy day for lawmakers on Thursday, reigniting a debate about whether the governor’s endgame judgment of bills is obstructionism or leadership. LePage has racked up a record-breaking 163 vetoes during his first […]