President Trump, Gov. LePage & Co. use record debt as a good excuse to cut social programs.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inCops & Courts, Health, Maine
Watchdog committee reviews options for reforms in Maine’s child protection system
Lawmakers will consider better training standards for people who are mandated to report suspected child abuse, as well as more access to school attendance and other records for human services caseworkers.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
LePage stay at Trump hotel again figures in landmark court case
U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte again cites the governor’s stay at Trump International during a visit to lobby the administration last year in a case that represents the first legal test of the Constitution’s “emoluments” clause.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Gov. Paul LePage joins move to overturn union vote at S.C. Boeing plant
Boeing, in a move supported by four governors, is asking the NLRB to block some employees from joining the International Association of Machinists.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Legislative candidates ask judge to force LePage to release Clean Election funds
Advocates say the governor’s refusal to release $1.4 million is limiting the efforts of campaigns, mostly those of Democrats and the unenrolled.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mainers begin applying for Medicaid expansion as LePage fights implementation
Several hundred Mainers may have applied since the July 2 enrollment period opened, but when they will qualify for health insurance may hinge on the outcome of a suit challenging the governor’s failure to move forward with expansion.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
New law lets Maine school districts decide how students make the grade to graduate
School districts will now be able to choose whether to use the proficiency-based standards or revert to the traditional system when deciding who is qualified to graduate.
Posted inNation & World
Trump says defending tiny Montenegro, which has high-level tie to Maine, could mean World War III
Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage visited the nation, which joined NATO last year, earlier this week.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Candidates say LePage’s holdup of campaign funding defies common sense
A lawsuit asks courts to prevent the governor from interfering in the disbursement of Clean Elections Act funding.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
LePage withholds details on his multiday trade, National Guard trip to Montenegro
Maine forged a formal partnership with the Balkan nation soon after it separated from Serbia in 2006.