The two leaders clear the air on an allegation that the governor wouldn’t help fishing boats return to the city.
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State says it will review charges of illegal voting
Reports of improper registration emerge amid an effort to repeal a law ending same-day sign-ups.
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Secretary of State investigates possible voter fraud
Secretary of State Charlie Summers announced he his pursuing a two-pronged investigation into potential voter fraud, stemming from allegations made by an employee within his department and leaders of the Maine Republican Party.
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Revenue surplus doesn’t ease economic concerns
Officials worry about heading into the winter with high energy costs and a sluggish economy.
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Downsizing of State Planning Office eyed
AUGUSTA – State officials discussed the possibility of privatizing Maine’s landfills and cutting the positions of five federally funded workers in charge of distributing community service grants during a preliminary meeting Tuesday to reorganize the State Planning Office. The State Planning Office was created in 1968 to provide the governor and Legislature with policy research […]
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Maine GOP leader: Voter fraud ‘widespread’
Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster produced a list of 206 names of people he claims voted in Maine but also claimed out-of-state residence.
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In Olsen’s wake, state wages PR campaign on two fronts
AUGUSTA – The abrupt resignation of Norman Olsen as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources left the LePage administration scrambling to mend fences on two fronts Thursday. State officials, particularly the department’s new acting commissioner, worked to reassure Portland officials and members of the lobster industry of their commitment to both groups, in light […]
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Marine Resources chief quits
Norman Olsen says he got flak from the industry, but not LePage’s full support.
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Maine Gov. LePage issues proclamation for day of prayer
An aide says the governor took action ‘as a courtesy’ in response to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas.
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LePage joins Perry in call for day of prayer
Maine Gov. Paul LePage has issued a proclamation declaring Aug. 6 as a ‘Day of Prayer,’ presumably in support of the effort of fellow Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas who is hosting a day of prayer and fasting in Houston on that date.