Our View: Take a lesson from ex-Gov. Paul LePage’s receipts

Paul LePage

Published
February 20, 2019

Our View: Take a lesson from ex-Gov. Paul LePage’s receipts

Released two years after being requested, records show that LePage and his staff spent freely at properties owned by President Trump.
Published
February 18, 2019

LePage denies knowing he paid up to $1,100 a night at Trump hotel

In a radio interview, the former governor responds to a Maine Sunday Telegram story documenting at least $22,000 in Maine taxpayer-funded expenses at the hotel in Washington.
Published
February 17, 2019

Maine governor looks ahead after turbulent LePage era

For many, Janet Mills' style is an overdue breath of fresh air.
Published
February 17, 2019

The View From Here: Maine Republicans keep winning on taxes

Rhetoric that makes tax rates untouchable hamstrings government's ability to meet the people's needs.
Published
February 17, 2019

Jim Fossel: Mills budget proposal kicks off dynamic process

The budget might be in balance now, but it's based on assumptions that will need to be tested.
Published
February 17, 2019

Maine paid for 40 rooms at Trump hotel for LePage, staff

Newly released receipts reveal nearly a dozen trips to the president's luxury hotel, part of $170,000 in out-of-state travel by the former Maine governor in recent years.
Published
February 13, 2019

Democrat’s bill offers incentive for developers to build affordable housing

The legislation's sponsor acknowledges that even the $80 million effort won't meet the state's 'immense need.'
Published
February 11, 2019

LePage takes on new role in state politics

The former governor will serve as honorary chairman of the Maine People Before Politics organization.
Published
February 10, 2019

Another View: LePage wisely averse to romanticizing immigration

In a column critical of recent remarks by the former governor, Greg Kesich fails to link Portland's immigrant influx to a strain on services.
Published
February 10, 2019

Federal lawsuit hangs over Eves, LePage as private citizens

The case is the last one pending in federal court in which the former governor is a named party.