It would support families, save lives, improve health, create jobs – and to cap it all off, it’s a huge bargain.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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Sides poised for battle over $111 million state tax cut
Republicans say aligning state income taxes with the new federal code will improve the business climate, but Democrats are way of a ‘cut first, ask questions later’ approach that could sharply reduce revenues for state services.
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LePage asks for nearly $1 million to keep attorneys in DHHS
Lawmakers cut lawyers in the department in the two-year budget passed last summer.
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Watchdog agency to probe log diversion by LePage administration
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability will look into why timber harvested on public lands was diverted from sawmills whose owners publicly criticized the governor’s stance on Canadian softwood tariffs.
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Senate approves $5.5 million for prison LePage wants to close
A similar bill lacked support last week in the House, making the funding’s prospects uncertain.
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LePage accuses lawmakers of ‘witch hunt’ over diversion of state-owned timber
During a tense meeting, the governor slams legislators and says he had ‘zero involvement’ in decisions to stop shipping wood to mills owned by vocal critics of his position on Canadian lumber tariffs.
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Bill to save Maine child abuse prevention program attracting bipartisan support
Lawmakers agree to introduce the bill late in the legislative session because of concerns about child abuse prevention following the deaths of two Maine girls.
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Under court order, LePage to reopen Downeast prison with minimal inmates, staff
The governor indicates, however, that his administration will continue to move forward with plans to close the Downeast Correctional Facility by June 30.
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Maine Voices: Central Maine Power transmission line project raises red flags
The question is: Why should Maine accept a line like the one New Hampshire just rejected?
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Lawsuits involving LePage have cost $110,000 since last fall
All told, the Maine governor’s legal expenditures have amounted to at least $500,000 over four years.