Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gov. LePage leaves legacy of bullheadedness on mental health
His failure to work collaboratively will be memorialized by a facility in Bangor.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Tax fight could unify Maine Republicans
If legislators hold the line on any proposed increases, it could bode well for them in upcoming elections.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Next step for Mike Michaud after Congress: His local select board
Never one to stop serving, the former Maine representative with deep ties to East Millinocket looks to help rebulid the mill town.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Federal government approves LePage request for work requirements for Medicaid
The policy shift also could require some of the 258,000 low-income Mainers who receive health insurance under MaineCare to pay monthly premiums.
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To lead Department of Labor, Mills picks someone who’s done it before
In addition to announcing Laura Fortman’s nomination to be Maine’s labor commissioner, Gov.-elect Janet Mills nominates John Rohde to lead the Workers’ Compensation Board.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Politics
Gov. LePage’s official portrait unveiled in State House
The portrait of Maine’s 74th governor will now hang with those of his predecessors.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage repeats discredited claim that most drug dealers in Maine are minorities
The governor first made such a claim in 2016, but it was disproved by a Press Herald analysis of the governor’s three-ring binder of drug arrest press releases.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Governor recognizes five Maine businesses with excellence awards
The companies were selected for their high standards and commitment to their communities and employees.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage seeks to keep his lawsuit against Mills alive after she takes office
The outgoing governor wants to contest a judge’s ruling that Janet Mills did not exceed her authority as attorney general when she joined a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration.