Maine politics
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Former Waterville mayor leads effort to oust Nick Isgro from office after tweet controversy
Karen Heck along with two other residents took out paperwork Monday morning to initiate the recall process for Mayor Nick Isgro following outrage over a tweet telling a school shooting survivor to "eat it."
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
Waterville Mayor Isgro faces calls for resignation over tweet attacking Parkland student
Post targeting Parkland, Florida school shooting survivor David Hogg condemned as latest in a string of inflammatory posts.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
LePage joins advocates against child abuse at State House
The governor and other officials on Tuesday sought to highlight Child Abuse Prevention Day, which comes following the recent deaths of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, of Stockton Springs, and 4-year-old Kendall Chick, of Wiscasset.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2018
Lobbyists dole out $1 million in Maine
A California billionaire who is pushing for a crime victim's bill of rights leads the pack this year.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
LePage slams municipal group as ‘enemy of elderly’ over foreclosure bill changes
In a radio address and interview, Gov. Paul LePage lashed out at legislators and the Maine Municipal Association for watering down his bill to protect the elderly from tax lien foreclosure.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2018
Labor Department fails to respond to accounts of botching unemployment system, destroying records
State officials have said they are working on a response but have not answered multiple interview requests, records requests or questions about a confidential memo leaked to the Morning Sentinel.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2018
Lawmakers rebuke Labor Department over claims of rushing unemployment system, destroying records
Members of the joint committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development said an investigation may be necessary, and high ranking officials should possibly lose their jobs.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2018
Lawmakers still seeking fix for Maine unemployment filing system
After continuing to work on a bill to update unemployment laws, legislators held a town-hall-style conference call for Mainers affected by the system.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2018
Parents, teens urge Maine lawmakers to prohibit sex offenders from taking pictures of kids
Lawmakers hear testimony on a bill that is raising constitutional concerns because it would make it illegal for convicted offenders to photograph children without permission.
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PublishedMay 29, 2017
Maine law firm sues state over delay in granting public records requests
Its request has sat idle for six months, but Gov. LePage's office says state agencies received more than 1,000 requests last year alone.
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