AUGUSTA – Maine’s congressional delegation has embraced the idea of “mixed” seating for Tuesday’s State of the Union speech by President Obama. Typically, the annual speech is made by the president to lawmakers who sit in the House of Representatives divided by political party. But in the wake of the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle […]
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State and legislative offices to close at 3 p.m.
State and legislative offices will close at 3:00 p.m. today due to the winter storm, according to the Legislature’s Web site and the governor’s office.
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Panel OKs Beardsley for conservation chief
Sawin Millett is approved as Administrative and Financial head, the first nominee to be confirmed.
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Senate confirms Millett as finance chief
Sawin Millett is the first of Gov. Paul LePage’s Cabinet-level nominees to make it through the confirmation process.
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LePage chooses two more leaders of state agencies
AUGUSTA – Walter Whitcomb, a Waldo dairy farmer, is Gov. Paul LePage’s choice to lead the Department of Agriculture. Whitcomb, who served 12 years in the Maine House, has owned Springdale Jerseys Inc. for 32 years. “He’s been an industry leader in herding cows, and now he’s going to come to Augusta and work with […]
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Ex-lobbyist for hospitals nominated to lead DHHS
Democrat Mary Mayhew will face questions about whether she can address the department’s needs beyond hospitals.
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LePage’s choice for finance department gets bipartisan support
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers gave unanimous, bipartisan approval Tuesday to Gov. Paul LePage’s pick to lead the state finance department – a post one lawmaker described as the “most important nomination a governor can make.” H. Sawin Millett Jr., 73, of Waterford is a former Republican state representative who has worked for three governors: independents Jim […]
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Maine legislators sweet on whoopie pies
A proposal to make the chocolate treat the state’s official dessert garners bipartisan sponsorship.
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LePage to NAACP: ‘Kiss my butt’
The governor calls the group ‘a special interest’ as he balks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
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UPDATE: LePage tells NAACP to ‘kiss my butt’
A spokesman says the governor has “got a directness about him that a lot of people find appealing.”