The supplemental budget proposes eliminating 250 of the 400 state jobs that are currently vacant.

The supplemental budget released today by Gov. Paul LePage includes money to pay for past due hospital payments and Medicaid coverage for thousands of Mainers.

AUGUSTA – An opening prayer offered by the Rev. Roger E. Tracy of the East Eddington Community Church in the Maine House last week raised the eyebrows of some State House regulars, who noted that it was a bit more political in nature than the usual offerings. “Forgive us, Lord, if we seem a bit […]

AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage nominated three men Friday to lead Maine’s environmental, marine and business agencies. LePage, who was sworn in this week, has now announced seven of 15 Cabinet nominees, all of whom require legislative committee review and Senate approval. At a State House news conference Friday, LePage announced that Darryl N. Brown, […]

The attorney for independent gubernatorial candiate Eliot Cutler identified political consultant Dennis Bailey, former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rosa Scarcelli and her husband, Thom Rhoads, as the authors of the website The Cutler Files, according to documents released this week. Attorney Dick Spencer wrote in a memo to Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the state’s ethics […]

A group of legislators marched across Capitol Street this morning to officially inform Gov.-elect Paul LePage that he was elected governor.