Gov. LePage’s hostility to anti-poverty programs has made a bad situation worse.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: By stalling on Medicaid expansion, Gov. LePage is breaking Maine law
The argument over wider access to MaineCare is done – now, he must implement the program.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Vote for candidate matching your values
Look for the one who will stand with you on the issues you’re most passionate about.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Republican convention delegates hear that Maine governor’s race ‘is going to be a war’
Gov. Paul LePage, in the final year of his two terms, tells delegates it’s important that one of the party’s 4 contenders succeed him in the Blaine House.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Attorney General Mills won’t defend LePage in Medicaid expansion lawsuit
It’s the latest example of Maine’s attorney general, a Democratic candidate for governor, opting to let the governor hire outside legal counsel rather than represent the state in court.
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Maine Republicans gather at state convention to adopt a platform
Thousands attend the event in Augusta to also pay tribute to outgoing leaders, including Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Misleading marijuana claims no help to Maine policymakers
As the state moves closer to launching a legal retail pot market, decisions should be based on fact.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Maine – sort of. Now the state has to write the rules.
Legislators put the state on a path to legal production and sales – guided by rules more conservative than first proposed – and the first shops are likely to open in spring 2019.
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Legislature returns to take up LePage vetoes of key bills, including legalized marijuana
A host of other unfinished business remains for lawmakers as well, but no agreement is in hand to continue the legislative session.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Medicaid expansion advocates sue to force LePage administration to implement program
Maine Equal Justice Partners, which led the campaign to pass expansion at the ballot box, wants to hold the state to deadlines outlined in the law passed by voters in November.