U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte again cites the governor’s stay at Trump International during a visit to lobby the administration last year in a case that represents the first legal test of the Constitution’s “emoluments” clause.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Gov. Paul LePage joins move to overturn union vote at S.C. Boeing plant
Boeing, in a move supported by four governors, is asking the NLRB to block some employees from joining the International Association of Machinists.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Legislative candidates ask judge to force LePage to release Clean Election funds
Advocates say the governor’s refusal to release $1.4 million is limiting the efforts of campaigns, mostly those of Democrats and the unenrolled.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Mainers begin applying for Medicaid expansion as LePage fights implementation
Several hundred Mainers may have applied since the July 2 enrollment period opened, but when they will qualify for health insurance may hinge on the outcome of a suit challenging the governor’s failure to move forward with expansion.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
New law lets Maine school districts decide how students make the grade to graduate
School districts will now be able to choose whether to use the proficiency-based standards or revert to the traditional system when deciding who is qualified to graduate.
Posted inNation & World
Trump says defending tiny Montenegro, which has high-level tie to Maine, could mean World War III
Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage visited the nation, which joined NATO last year, earlier this week.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Candidates say LePage’s holdup of campaign funding defies common sense
A lawsuit asks courts to prevent the governor from interfering in the disbursement of Clean Elections Act funding.
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LePage withholds details on his multiday trade, National Guard trip to Montenegro
Maine forged a formal partnership with the Balkan nation soon after it separated from Serbia in 2006.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Drug treatment again takes back seat to arrests
The ‘new strategy’ unveiled by AG Sessions is the same approach that has failed in the past.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: An open letter asking LePage for intercession
Please pardon Lexius Saint Martin, and allow him to come home from Haiti.