Tag: maine legislature
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2018
Our View: On aging crisis, LePage offered no leadership
Maine stood still for eight years, while the needs of the elderly population multiplied.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2018
The battle for dominance in the Maine Legislature could come down to a handful of races
Donald Trump and Paul LePage are casting long shadows over elections to fill the 186 seats in the House and Senate.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2018
LePage veto of extra election funding stands as Legislature finally adjourns for 2018
On its last day of action in a marathon year, legislators also pass a change to foreclosure law, and some level not-so-veiled criticism at the governor.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
LePage rips up lawmakers’ letter, says senator he called ‘repugnant’ owes him an apology
LePage, who called Republican Tom Saviello ‘the most repugnant human being,’ says he’ll apologize when Saviello does, or ‘when hell freezes over.’
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2018
LePage says he won’t reinstate nominations to Maine boards
The governor withdrew more than a dozen nominations after a legislative committee rejected his pick for the Maine Turnpike Authority board.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
LePage signs 4 bills aimed at improving child protection system
The governor had proposed the measures, one of which would shift state policy away from family reunification and toward the best interests of the child.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Republican lawmaker targets candidate outside his district with anti-immigrant flier
Rep. Larry Lockman of Amherst, leader of the Maine First Project, says similar fliers were sent out in four other House districts.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Jim Fossel: In our kind of democracy, passing fancies shouldn’t pass
Popularity of a citizen initiative isn’t enough. Legislatures have to be convinced.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Our View: Maine House Republicans show how not to legislate
A crisis manufactured for partisan advantage extended the session for four months.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Legislature passes LePage’s package of reforms to Maine’s child protection system
One bill de-emphasizes family reunification, a win for the governor, and others allot more than $21 million to add as many as 40 positions in the DHHS and increase pay for caseworkers.
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