A host of other unfinished business remains for lawmakers as well, but no agreement is in hand to continue the legislative session.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Medicaid expansion advocates sue to force LePage administration to implement program
Maine Equal Justice Partners, which led the campaign to pass expansion at the ballot box, wants to hold the state to deadlines outlined in the law passed by voters in November.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: On food stamps, don’t follow Maine’s example
Congress should wait to act until we see what other states’ voluntary work and training provisions can do.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: President’s first state dinner went exactly as it should
For the moment, the Trump White House looked entirely presidential.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage vetoes bill to launch Maine’s recreational marijuana marketplace
In his veto letter, the governor raises concerns about marijuana impairment and oversight of the medical marijuana program.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gov. LePage’s veto threatens strained Maine child welfare system
In the wake of two young girls’ tragic deaths, legislators should reaffirm their support for a program that’s effective at identifying and helping at-risk kids.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Former LePage adviser who resigned from White House post sues ex-wife
David Sorensen accuses Jessica Corbett of defaming him when she accused him of domestic abuse earlier this year.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers return to work next week. The question is what they can get done.
They can take up any bills vetoed by the governor, but partisan differences may interfere with efforts to vote on unfinished legislation.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. LePage vetoes bill to increase access to overdose-reversing drug
The plan, which he says usurps the authority of pharmacists by removing age limits on purchases of naloxone without a prescription, now goes back to the Legislature for override votes.
Posted inMaine, News
LePage, daughter guests at Trump’s first state dinner
The Maine governor and Lauren LePage were among those invited to the dinner honoring the president of France.