LePage’s adviser may be a bit red-faced now that his attempt at message coordination is blown.

A Democrat volunteers in the House after a senator’s Republican colleagues decline to support the bill.

Mark Eves’ proposal will test his ability to gather support from Republicans.

A municipal group estimates all of his new budget initiatives would cost towns and cities $420 million.

If approved by the Legislature, the impact on the average Mainer would be $39 over the next two years.

Gov. LePage’s $6.2 billion two-year budget proposal draws heavy fire from Democrats; the House GOP leader says it calls for ‘right-sized government.’

Plans to plug shortfalls this fiscal year and in the next biennium will likely seek savings to protect tax cuts.

Public employees who collect a salary as well as a retirement pension draw the governor’s ire, though his own budget officer employs the same practice.

In a rare news conference, the governor says Maine schools are failing and the charter commission is intimidated by special interests.