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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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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
LePage urged to apologize for ‘disrespectful’ outburst at Republican lawmaker
In an unprecedented letter to the governor, the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee says his actions – including calling a state senator a 'repugnant human being' – were undignified and disrespectful.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Our View: Health and Human Services Committee makes right moves on child protection bills
The panel's support for steps such as increasing DHHS pay and staffing paves the way for a better system in the wake of two Maine girls' deaths.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Lawmakers back several LePage bills to fix flaws in child protection system, but not others
A committee recommends adding staff, raising wages and giving caseworkers more access to police records, but rejects shifting the system's focus away from family reunification. Votes on the bills are expected Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2018
Jim Fossel: By behaving responsibly, all parties can keep politics out of the courts
Maine's next governor and Legislature should do their best to responsibly implement fully vetted citizen initiatives.
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