Sen. Carson: Columnist’s praise for LePage is out of place as COVID spreads

Paul LePage

Published
April 4, 2020

Sen. Carson: Columnist’s praise for LePage is out of place as COVID spreads

The former governor nearly eradicated public health nursing in Maine, putting the state at a disadvantage as it prepares for and respond to crises.
Published
March 8, 2020

Jim Fossel: No need to raise Maine governor’s salary

There is no shortage of qualified people willing to run for an office that is supposed to be underpaid.
Published
March 2, 2020

Bill would nearly double Maine’s governor’s pay, from $70,000 to $135,000

The 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.
Published
February 25, 2020

LePage says he was paid to advocate for hydropower corridor

Maine's former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the proposed CMP hydropower corridor.
Published
February 22, 2020

Susan Collins complains about misleading campaign advertising

At Republican dinner Saturday in Lewiston that barred the press, Maine's senior senator expresses hope for winning a fifth term this year.
Published
January 6, 2020

Voter-approved money that LePage blocked is finally going to new housing for seniors

The $14.5 million approved by Maine voters in 2015 is combined with other funding and awarded to seven projects that will provide 212 units of affordable housing for Mainers 55 and older.
Published
January 3, 2020

Former Gov. Paul LePage really did move to Florida

The two-term Republican governor registered to vote in Ormond Beach, where he bought a house in 2018 while in office.
Published
December 29, 2019

Insight: Boomers really are OK

Young climate activists pick the wrong target for failures to act on the environment.
Published
December 24, 2019

Another View: Portland’s not perfect. But is it Potterville? Take another look.

A columnist who says that Maine's largest city is heartless paints with a broad brush.
Published
November 27, 2019

Rep. Cooper: Trump investigation hearkens back to stymied LePage impeachment

There is an obligation to rein in the chief executive when he or she has flouted the Constitution and the rule of law, even if conviction is unlikely.