The Nov. 6 election will be all about him, and whether voters want someone to carry on the Republican’s legacy or blaze a new trail.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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LePage plans to send helicopter, 2 National Guard pilots to U.S.-Mexico border
Governors of several other states on the East Coast, including two Republicans, had pulled their National Guard resources before Trump reversed course and ended the ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy that resulted in children being separated from their parents.
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Lawmakers pass $41 million package with funding for disabled, elderly, opioid treatment
The Legislature must still take up several other spending measures, including one to borrow $100 million for transportation improvements.
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Lawmakers work urgently to address problems with state’s child protective services
A member of a committee developing a bill to address DHHS failings cited after two deaths hopes for a vote ‘no later than September.’
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Lawmakers agree to return for special session, over LePage’s objections
House Republicans, the lone holdouts, agree to work on a supplemental budget and other matters as long as Medicaid expansion is voted on separately, but legislative actions could be upended by the governor.
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Our View: Maine regulators carry out LePage’s shortsighted energy agenda
The state needs a governor with the vision and patience to build an ocean wind industry.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Trump administration won’t defend key parts of Affordable Care Act
Sens. Collins and King of Maine criticize the decision regarding a lawsuit by conservative states that was supported by Gov. LePage.
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LePage administration appeals court’s order to put Medicaid expansion in motion
DHHS Commissioner Ricker Hamilton says the judge’s decision that the state has to move ahead with expansion is unconstitutional, and he asks for a delay as the case is argued.
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LePage endorses Brakey in Republican primary to take on Angus King
The governor had toyed with the idea of challenging the U.S. senator himself, but now says the candidate from Auburn has his full support.
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Coalition of 126 groups pleads with Maine lawmakers to finish their work, but nobody budges
Left undone amid a legislative standoff are dozens of spending measures that affect social services, education, the environment, transportation systems, county jails and more.