Visiting an Auburn food bank, Rep. Bruce Poliquin pushes a work mandate that’s already left Mainers worse off.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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Legislature passes LePage’s package of reforms to Maine’s child protection system
One bill de-emphasizes family reunification, a win for the governor, and others allot more than $21 million to add as many as 40 positions in the DHHS and increase pay for caseworkers.
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Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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Director of Maine Bureau of Veterans Services leaving post
West Point graduate Adria Horn, who has served as the bureau’s director since 2015, is leaving in September to join Tilson Technology Management as vice president of workforce development.
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LePage urged to apologize for ‘disrespectful’ outburst at Republican lawmaker
In an unprecedented letter to the governor, the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee says his actions – including calling a state senator a ‘repugnant human being’ – were undignified and disrespectful.
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Our View: Health and Human Services Committee makes right moves on child protection bills
The panel’s support for steps such as increasing DHHS pay and staffing paves the way for a better system in the wake of two Maine girls’ deaths.
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Critics say LePage’s support for case challenging protections for LGBT workers puts Maine in a bad light
He joins Republicans in arguing that the Civil Rights Act doesn’t bar companies from firing workers for being gay or transgender, but a spokesman says the governor opposes how the protection was granted, not the protection itself.
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Lawmakers back several LePage bills to fix flaws in child protection system, but not others
A committee recommends adding staff, raising wages and giving caseworkers more access to police records, but rejects shifting the system’s focus away from family reunification. Votes on the bills are expected Thursday.
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LePage joins court brief seeking to allow companies to legally fire gay or transgender employees
The brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court argues that a portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prevents discrimination against workers, including in pay and benefits, shouldn’t apply to gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Mills threatens to sue LePage administration for cutting off funds from Attorney General’s Office
Nearly $5 million is owed to Janet Mills’ office for legal services to state agencies, as an official from the office signals to legislators that the feud could affect child protective services.