Health concerns, coupled with environmental destruction, make natural gas a poor energy source.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers add confusion to very simple question
If they would listen to the voters, state officials would stop trying to kill ranked-choice voting.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Judge dismisses LePage lawsuit against attorney general over cost of hiring outside attorneys
The governor wanted the Attorney General’s Office to pay for the legal costs of filing briefs in support of President Trump’s immigration orders.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
LePage invites bio-based businesses to call Maine home
Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, the governor promotes the state’s potential for forest biomass businesses and its ability to limit bureaucratic obstacles.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
LePage meets with Maine’s sheriffs on immigrant detentions
The sheriffs say it was a ‘productive’ meeting that clarified the issues surrounding the governor’s threat to remove them from office if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration officials.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
About 70,000 low-income Mainers await crucial state vote on expanding Medicaid
Residents without insurance who earn between zero and 138% of the federal poverty level, about $28,000 for a family of three, would benefit from the proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers to examine cost, benefit of land conservation
The study, due in February, was prompted by the office of Gov. Paul LePage, who has criticized conservation efforts as tax giveaways benefiting the wealthy.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: A slightly educated guess on whether Susan Collins runs for governor: No
As a moderate in a party that has shifted hard-right, the well-liked senator could lose the Republican primary.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Report: Steve Bannon wants Ann LePage to challenge Angus King
President Trump’s former chief strategist hopes to persuade Maine’s first lady to seek the Republican nomination for Senate next year, according to The New York Times.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage blocks path forward for Riverview
The governor won’t collaborate, and people with mental illness in state care pay the price.