The governor also offers a way to offset the reduction in revenue, but one critic says too much of the tax cut would benefit corporations and the wealthy.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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With prison closed, state now aims to open pre-release center Down East
The center would only partly offset beds and staff jobs lost with the abrupt shutdown of Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport, and county officials and businesses are skeptical of the plan.
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Maine lawmakers will debate 3 bills to prevent gun and other violence
Meanwhile, Gov. LePage tells Fox News he agrees with President Trump that arming public school employees, a proposal that didn’t make the legislative cut in Maine, is a good idea.
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Advocates for home solar projects slam decision by ‘out-of-control’ PUC
Pressured by Gov. LePage, the commission decides new rules reducing compensation for rooftop-generated power will take effect March 16, six weeks earlier than the deadline it set two months ago.
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Wind industry sues LePage administration over order halting permits
The Maine Renewable Energy Association claims that Gov. LePage violated Maine’s constitutional separation of powers when he issued a moratorium on new wind turbine permits.
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LePage says high court justice reneged on agreement to step down
The governor says he made a deal with Joseph Jabar that the justice would resign after reaching his 20th year of service.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our view: ‘Health homes’ come up short in opioid fight
The state’s answer to the overdose crisis is not reaching the people it’s intended to help.
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Maine land trusts say governor uses bogus data in pitch to tax them
Conservation advocates call his claims misleading and say he ignores payments made to host towns in lieu of taxes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No excuse to delay MaineCare expansion
Gov. LePage may want a big fight with the Legislature, but the battle is already over.
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Voter-approved law says Mainers can grow 6 pot plants each, but lawmakers want to make it 3
A legislative panel that is revising the state’s adult-use marijuana law say the compromise would please opponents and reduce the risk of black-market sales.