But for now, information about a person’s pardon remains confidential under state law.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mary Mayhew leaves job as U.S. Medicaid chief after less than 3 months
The former Maine DHHS commissioner and gubernatorial candidate resigns from her position in the Trump administration to lead the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
advertisement
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Columnist mischaracterizes LePage as demoralizing force
A state Department of Transportation employee says the past eight years were the best he’s had.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Legislature should condemn LePage’s legacy of racist diatribes
Gov. Janet Mills has vowed to chart a more inclusive path, but lawmakers must act as well to promote Maine as a dignified and accepting place.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage pardoned former Republican lawmaker against clemency board’s recommendation
A former longtime member of the clemency board says the pardon of Jeffrey Pierce was highly unusual, and a national expert says Maine’s pardon process lacks accountability.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: LePage never understood his role and obligations as governor
He often ignored the will of the people and put more emphasis on winning his battles than on serving the best interests of Maine citizens.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor’s office in Maine’s 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage pardons former legislator for felony drug trafficking
Former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, lost his re-election bid last fall after Democrats revealed he had a felony drug conviction 35 years ago, then hunted when he was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, records show.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult
In his eight years in office, Maine’s disruptive Republican governor amassed an impressive record of fiscal accomplishments, but it’s been overshadowed by an equally stunning list of controversial missteps.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage takes parting shot at ‘stolen election’ that cost fellow Republican his seat in Congress
In signing off on Democrat Jared Golden’s win over Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the outgoing governor writes that the first ranked-choice congressional election ‘didn’t result in a true majority as promised.’