They say the governor made an ill-advised decision. Seven other vetoes will also be up for votes.

More than 120 legislative bills – several high profile – are being carried over to the session that starts in January.

  AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage issued two more vetoes today, rejecting a bill that called for more budget information from the Department of Education and a bill that called for a review of wood smoke laws. In his message to lawmakers, LePage wrote that LD 566, “An Act to Encourage Transparency in the Department […]

The Appropriations Committee OKs bills to prohibit the sale of so-called bath salts and to raise the speed limit on I-95 from Old Town to Houlton to 75 mph.

The new law repeals a law that required landlords to provide loans to tenants if an apartment is infested with bedbugs,

A state workers group says it was willing to go without raises; negotiators seek more concessions.

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage vetoed three more bills Monday, bringing his total to 10. The governor sent back to lawmakers: — LD 398: “An Act to Require Criminal History Record Information for the Licensure of Nurses” — LD 568: “Resolve, to Establish an Early Childhood Stakeholder Group” — LD 296: “Resolve, Directing the State […]

The budget seeks to address debt in the pension system partly by freezing cost-of-living increases for retirees.

About 250 people turn out for his fifth Capitol for a Day event since his inauguration.