Gov. LePage apologizes to legislator for tirade, says he will not resign
He intends to move on from the voice mail controversy and other conduct as Senate Republicans consider seeking more corrective action.
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Westbrook ‘rally for decency’ draws 200 who back Gattine in LePage controversy
Among the speakers at the city-organized event are Westbrook's mayor and School Committee chairman, and Rep. Drew Gattine.
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In tight legislative races, LePage’s latest missteps may be costly for his party
Democrats will be looking to capitalize on what incumbent Republicans did or didn't do to address controversial conduct by the governor.
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Former Gov. Paul LePage is the likely Republican nominee to challenge Gov. Mills, if he wants to run.
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February 8No other Republicans are stepping forward as former two-term Gov. Paul Lepage lobs shots at Democratic incumbent Janet Mills.
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October 27, 2020Andre Cushing, a Penobscot County commissioner and former state senator, said he was contacted on the day after last week's event and took a test that showed he was negative.
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October 19, 2020Several hundred people show up for an outdoor event at Dysart's Restaurant and Truck Stop in Hermon to support the Trump-Pence ticket.
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August 28, 2020The former Republican governor and the two-term 2nd District congressman, who lost his re-election bid in 2018 to a Democrat, praised a recent trade deal that removes European Union tariffs on Maine lobster.
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July 16, 2020While President Trump and Paul LePage call her a 'dictator,' Gov. Janet Mills calmly navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 9, 2020The former Republican governor, who moved to Florida for warm weather and lower taxes after leaving office in 2019, has reestablished residency in Maine.
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Though $802 million in benefits have been paid out, too many Mainers remain in limbo because of a faulty system installed under the LePage administration.
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He could essentially end up with veto power over the 2024 nomination.
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Democrats and Republicans haven't clearly split along party lines on a referendum aimed at blocking a western Maine power project.
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May 17, 2020People holding signs accusing Gov. Janet Mills of ruining the economy and taking away their freedoms lined the road between the Blaine House and the State House.
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The former governor nearly eradicated public health nursing in Maine, putting the state at a disadvantage as it prepares for and respond to crises.
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There is no shortage of qualified people willing to run for an office that is supposed to be underpaid.
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March 2, 2020The legislation that went before the State and Local Government Committee on Monday also would boost pay and reimbursements for state lawmakers and judges, who, like the governor, are the lowest paid in the nation.
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February 25, 2020Maine's former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the proposed CMP hydropower corridor.
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February 24, 2020At Republican dinner Saturday in Lewiston that barred the press, Maine's senior senator expresses hope for winning a fifth term this year.