Both sides sacrificed in the turbine fight, an approach that LePage and the Legislature might follow to release property preservation money.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Mike Tipping: Maine Republicans’ citizens initiatives are behind the times – literally
A procedural slip-up will make it more difficult for them to get their proposals on the statewide ballot in 2016.
Gov. Christie returns to Maine to stump for LePage
The two Republican governors toured C&L Aviation Group in Bangor today.
Campaign notebook: Christie returning to Maine to boost GOP, LePage
For the Democrats, strategist James Carville will be in Freeport on Sunday.
The early years: Paul LePage
Tough love, hard work and luck saved the boy who would become governor after he fled a family mired in poverty and scarred by abuse.
LePage controversy unlikely to erode political base
But revelations that he met with extremists could hurt fundraising and galvanize voters against him.
It’s Day 3 of the LePage, Sovereign Citizens controversy
Maine’s governor finds himself in another full-blown controversy following the publication of an excerpt from a book written by liberal activist Mike Tipping.
Book claims LePage, people with ties to extremist group met eight times
A spokesman confirms the sessions with affiliates of an organization flagged by the FBI, but says they don’t mean the governor endorses conspiracy theories.
LePage says welfare doesn’t include Social Security, Medicare
His statement Wednesday was misinterpreted and he did not intend to put such federal payments in that category, the governor says.
Social media reactions to Gov. LePage’s comments about welfare
Selected reactions to Gov. LePage’s characterization of Social Security earnings as “welfare, pure and simple.”