The sponsor’s goal was to protect teen health, but LePage vetoes the effort as ‘government run amok.’
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TV ad backs LePage hospital payback plan
The ad urges lawmakers to support the governor’s plan to repay $484 million in Medicaid payments.
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Officials shaping solution on Maine elver standoff
Passamaquoddy and state officials find a ‘middle ground’ as they work to resolve a heated licensing dispute.
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Youth tanning ban goes to LePage; veto expected
Democrats say the ban is a public health issue, but Republicans say it removes parental discretion.
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Maine House votes to override LePage veto, but Senate one vote short
The moves come a day after the governor’s veto of a bill that would require state and federal agencies and private companies to honor payment agreements with county registers of deeds.
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Maine Medicaid debate: Cost vs. benefits
Backers and skeptics make their cases on a bill seeking to have Maine cover more people under Obamacare.
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Maine Senate approves hike in minimum wage
The bill would raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour by 2016 to catch up with cost-of-living increases, but Gov. LePage may veto it.
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Bill to restore Maine Clean Election funding backed
The proposal is in stark contrast to Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to zero-fund the Clean Election program in 2014.
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Legislature’s oversight panel sits in glare of charter school politics
Members say they can shun the fierce debate as they decide on whether to conduct an inquiry into the financial viability of the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science.
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Marijuana group wins dinner with LePage
A medical-marijuana trade group surprised attendees at a legislative auction Thursday by outbidding party leaders to win a pricey dinner for four with Gov. Paul LePage. The auction, to benefit the Legislative Memorial Scholarship Fund, raises money for scholarship awards of up to $1,000 for one student from each Maine county attending a Maine higher-education […]