Democrats say State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin failed to report business activity and income on a 2011 financial disclosure form.
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Portland Press Herald
John Richardson is the managing editor for the Portland Press Herald.
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State needs a tax credit agency too, officials say
Wisconsin used a public body’s credits to lure Kestrel Aircraft, but some say Maine already has private groups that do the work.
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LePage: Kestrel Aircraft deal isn’t dead
Gov. Paul LePage said he is still hopeful that Kesterel Aircraft will move forward with a manufacturing plant in Brunswick, which could bring 600 jobs to Maine.
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Borrowing for roads likely to be on Maine ballot
Proposals to borrow $50 million to $100 million will be part of legislators’ negotiations during the next several months.
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6 Maine schools to get upgrade funds, 2 in Sanford
The schools are at the top of a priority list of 71 Maine schools that applied for renovation or replacement.
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State Dems sign on to brief backing ‘Obamacare’
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case this summer.
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Panel backs Maine bill to avoid expulsions from school
Legislators favor policies that will keep troubled kids in class and lower the state’s dropout rate.
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Spotlighted in early address, nurse still supports governor
Jen Cloukey has lost touch with Gov. Paul LePage over the past year. They’ve both been pretty busy. But Cloukey, a single mother from Bowdoinham who starred in LePage’s inaugural address last January, is still standing by the man. “I don’t think I’m going to agree with everything he says.” But, Cloukey said last week, […]
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LePage’s first year: ‘Contentious,’ ‘extreme’ and, yes, ‘effective’
With a Republican majority in both houses, the governor met many of his goals in 2011. But his style could hurt Republicans this fall, experts say.
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Report proposes attack on pain-pill abuse
Lawmakers urge action on the 33 recommendations by a task force that studied the state’s drug problem.