The former governor and Republican nominee held a news conference in front of a pond that was drained to look for a weapon used in a recent killing.
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Gov. Mills widens fundraising advantage over LePage
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills holds a more than 2-1 fundraising advantage over former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, and she also is benefiting from millions in spending by outside groups attacking her opponent.
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LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group’s support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
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LePage responds to report about Florida tax exemption as Dems maintain pressure
The former governor told the Press Herald that his wife, Ann, maintained full-time resident status in Florida when he moved back to start campaigning.
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LePage team rebuts report that he enjoyed Florida property tax breaks while living in Maine
An adviser to the former Maine governor says the properties in question were both owned only by his wife, Ann LePage.
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Republicans attack Mills administration for anti-racism lesson plan
A video posted to the Department of Education website and available to high school teachers includes MAGA and “all lives matter” as examples of covert racism.
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Lobbying group for Maine hunters and gun owners gives Mills an A rating; LePage gets an incomplete
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine says Republican Paul LePage, who received an A from the group in 2014, pulled out of the grading process after it pressed for answers about his position on land conservation.
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LePage unveils proposed plan to topple Maine’s ‘woke’ education system
Former Gov. Paul LePage unveils a proposed Parents Bill of Rights that echoes plans from Republicans in other states.
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While governor of Maine, LePage sought two positions in Trump administration
Two years before the end of his term, former Republican Gov. Paul LePage wanted to oversee national welfare reform and head up an international aid agency, internal records reveal.
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Gov. Mills and Paul LePage will debate 4 times
They will be joined in at least some of the debates by independent Sam Hunkler, a physician from Beals who also will appear on the ballot in November.