Detrimental implications for downtown parking and historic preservation have resulted in a snag over the DOT’s proposed fix to a persistent summertime bottleneck.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Regional workforce agencies will have to devote more money to job training
A state board compromises on a LePage proposal on how to use the federal money to help people find work, opting to set a goal of 45 percent for job training next year and 60 percent in 2019.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Next governor better be ready to answer to all Mainers
And if your motives are questionable, do yourself – and all of us – a favor by sitting this next election out.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Board abruptly postpones vote on LePage workforce funding proposal
The governor wants to require that 60% of the federal money be spent on training, but worker development agencies say that could destabilize a system that helps thousands of clients.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Mainers know how to weather the storm, no matter how extreme
A nor’easter by the wood stove or a thunderstorm on the screened-in porch is entertainment to us.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Land for Maine’s Future board proves that conservation program has integrity
When a well-connected applicant gets turned down, it shows that Gov. LePage was wrong.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: This year’s election had 70,000 big winners
Gov. LePage has lost his four-year battle to keep health care coverage from low-income Mainers.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s ballot-box expansion of Medicaid likely to inspire referendums elsewhere
From Idaho to Utah to Kansas, where lawmakers have resisted the added health care coverage, groups now have ‘something to emulate.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Defeat of pot regulations reflects badly on Augusta
Legislators would rather cater to their base or party leadership than enact the will of Maine voters.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Storm shows size of threat that Augusta has ignored
The LePage administration has abdicated its responsibility to prepare Maine for climate change-related disasters.