Baldacci, once an opponent, kept his position on Maine’s historic bill to himself right until signing it.
Susan M. Cover
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State House Notebook: Four eyeing Democrats’ party chair
AUGUSTA – As Democrats regroup following a truly awful election season, they will be making key decisions in the coming months. One will come Jan. 23 when they choose a new party chairman. Four people have officially signed up to run: Stephanie Clifford, who was political director of Tom Allen’s 2008 Senate campaign; John Hanson, […]
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Tax burden remained mostly unchanged during two terms
But in a national ranking, Maine made some progress, dropping from first place to 15th since 2003.
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Governor defends overhaul of SADs
He hopes consolidation, despite proving unpopular in rural Maine, continues.
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DirigoHealth, much maligned
The landmark plan to help the uninsured has no shortage of critics, but Baldacci says he is heartened by the stories of those whose lives it has benefited and even saved
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Cutler Files presented right-to-know dilemma
Ethics regulators had wanted to give the website’s creators time to appeal a ruling before their identities became public.
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The Baldacci Legacy: Economy tempered ambitions
While the governor achieved many of his goals, the state budget overshadowed almost everything he did.
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Penobscot County lawmaker called ‘dedicated public servant’
Rep. Everett W. McLeod, a Republican from Lee, succumbs to cancer at age 68.
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Sitting legislator from Penobscot County dies
Rep. Everett McLeod St., R-Lee, who just began his fourth term in the House, has died, the governor’s office said today.
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State House NotebookLepage: Rules too complex
AUGUSTA – Gov.-elect Paul LePage said recently he wants to talk to legislators about the rule-making process, which he believes is at least partly to blame for burdensome regulation. “We have so many regulations in the state right now that are unintended consequences because of interpretations, because of what I call mission-creeping,” LePage told the […]