Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and Portland tighten their belts to deal with sizable losses of state funding while others enjoy gains, but legislators may change the numbers.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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Cynthia Dill: Patagonia founder takes on Gov. LePage over monument
Lisbon native Yvon Chouinard defends the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
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Despite making it a priority, LePage remains stymied on lowering energy costs
Heading into his last full legislative session, it’s unlikely that the governor will have better success this year.
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LePage heading back to D.C. to push his health care ideas
The governor says he will be meeting with White House officials and members of Congress on the bill to replace the ACA.
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LePage says speculation about his D.C. trip was just foes’ ‘wishful thinking’
The governor spent several days in Washington, leading some to believe that he is being considered for a post in the Trump administration.
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Trump staff reviewing Obama’s designation of Maine, Utah national monument sites
Gov. Paul LePage has asked the administration to rescind the protection of the 87,500 acres in the Katahdin region.
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LePage removes lobster license fee increase from proposed budget
Instead, the governor says he will ask lawmakers to pay for additional lobster research, new field technology for fisheries scientists and raises for Maine Marine Patrol officers out of the state budget surplus.
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Our View: Don’t mess with success at Maine’s state parks
With attendance setting records, now is not the time to outsource the jobs of veteran employees who help visitors feel welcome.
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Environmental groups to make hard push to reverse Maine’s new solar rules
They say the PUC’s ‘extreme’ changes, which are opposed by the governor for different reasons, will stifle industry investment and were improperly adopted.
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LePage’s stay and activities in Washington fuel speculation about post in Trump administration
The governor has appeared at a conservative conference, visited President Trump and appeared on the ‘Fox and Friends’ cable TV news show.