LePage and Fredette feed on populist anger but can’t deliver anything for the people.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Recreational vs. medical: Taxes divide pot advocates, LePage
The governor has warned lawmakers against having different tax structures for medical and recreation use.
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LePage will need to flip votes to sustain veto of the recreational marijuana bill
Supporters got more than the two-thirds margin needed to override a veto when initial votes were cast, but history has shown that Republican lawmakers are willing to switch sides to support the governor.
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Maine Superior Court justice, Trump’s pick for federal bench, might not toe the party line
In at least two cases, decisions by Lance Walker likely displeased the president and Gov. LePage.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
LePage nominates new Maine State Police chief
The agency’s No. 2, Lt. Col. John Cote, would succeed Col. Robert Williams, who retired to take a job at Colby College.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bill that allows over-the-counter naloxone for people younger than 21 clears Maine Senate
A rule that would allow pharmacists to dispense the antidote only to those over the age of 21 is still pending before the Board of Pharmacy.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine House overwhelmingly approves lifting age requirement for opioid antidote
Rules that would allow pharmacists to dispense naloxone without a prescription have been stalled for well over a year.
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LePage picks John H. Doyle as deputy counsel and senior policy adviser
The attorney, who has experience working in Virginia and Washington, D.C., will serve as the governor’s adviser on public safety policy.
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Democrats advance bill to partially fund Medicaid expansion
The $10.4 million funding measure would pay for 103 jobs to administer program benefits at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: LePage’s ideas about naloxone, MaineCare are dumb and dumber
We are losing more than dollars because of the governor’s obstructionism.