Gov. Paul LePage backs the project but has said he doesn’t want any more toll roads, as evidenced by his new bill to eliminate the Maine Turnpike Authority and its toll system by 2027.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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Our View: Give economic panel the funding it needs to plan for Maine’s future
The state should have a long-term strategy that’s sound enough to weather political storms.
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LePage threatens to veto deposit on ‘nips,’ remove them from Maine stores
The governor responds to a bill, likely headed for his desk, that would add the miniature liquor bottles to the state’s bottle deposit bill to reduce littering.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine lawmakers advance bill to release bonds for senior housing
But an initial House vote falls short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the governor’s expected veto.
Posted inMaine, News
LePage repeats wish for death penalty for drug dealers
During a radio interview from Florida, he also said he’s ‘all in’ supporting a bill that could lead to manslaughter charges for dealers.
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Our View: Maine’s secretary of state provides dose of reality to voter fraud panel
Despite scary stories, no one has been able to prove illegal voting in significant numbers.
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LePage won’t seek King’s U.S. Senate seat in 2018, adviser says
The governor was rumored to be considering a challenge to Sen. Angus King, but decided he has more work to finish in Augusta.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ESL students need a sense of belonging – and adequate school funding
Some English language learners never attended school at all in their native land – and LePage’s proposed budget cuts spell a bleak future.
Posted inMaine, News
LePage fights bill to strip his power over pay, hiring in Attorney General’s Office
His rare visit to the Legislature and other testimony on the plan reveal another area of friction in the testy relationship between the two state officials.
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LePage says Gideon is ‘dead wrong’ about DHHS surplus
But as of last year, the department had accrued more than $150 million in unexpended federal funds as a result of changes to welfare eligibility.