An official says payments to hotels and dance halls were for conferences and staff training.
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LePage joins lawmakers in forming prayer caucus
“Always our courts are taking symbols of religion out of our public houses, but they can’t take religion out of our hearts,” he says.
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LePage sparks State House dust-up
Gov. LePage pushed for progress on a DHHS shortfall by criticizing Democrats in a new release, which disrupted a session where legislators were working toward a bipartisan solution.
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Senators uphold Maine governor’s vetoes
Tax breaks for loggers and arts centers are rejected, as are energy-efficiency standards for buildings.
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Three more LePage vetoes withstand override
Over the last year, LePage has issued 15 vetoes, all of which have been sustained by the Legislature.
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LePage cuts called ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ to poor
But the governor’s spokeswoman says the state cannot afford to spend $22 million on the uninsured.
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LePage picks acting chief to head marine resources
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday that he is nominating Patrick Keliher of South Gardiner to serve as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources. Keliher was named acting commissioner in July after Norman Olsen resigned from the post. Keliher’s nomination will now be considered by the Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee and the state […]
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Gov. LePage vetoes three bills
More bills could be vetoed today, the deadline for LePage to reject bills held over from last year.
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LePage: Housing authority can help solve budget
The housing authority could plug part of the Medicaid gap, LePage says, and he plans to tell them how on Monday.
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Gov. LePage vetoes three bills
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage issued three more vetoes today, rejecting two bills that extended tax breaks to commercial foresters and nonprofit performing-arts organizations, and one that was aimed at improving the energy efficiency of state buildings. The bills are L.D. 1264, sponsored by Sen. Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham; L.D. 338 sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash; […]