Rick Bennett and a group of Republican lawmakers want the program to be described as ‘taxpayer-funded health benefits’ or ‘government-funded health benefits.’
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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Republicans organize to raise concerns about Medicaid expansion in Maine
Former state Senate President Rick Bennett will lead a news conference Tuesday that could be a prelude to a formal campaign against Question 2 on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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LePage pens notes to those critical of his stance on Charlottesville
The messages shared on social media show LePage defending his position and questioning his critics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: Like Trump, LePage got Charlottesville all wrong
He joins a shrinking group who try to equate hate mongers with those who oppose them.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Increased diversity will drive both change and renewal here in Maine
The question for white Mainers is whether they will embrace that fact or allow hatred to divide them.
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LePage echoes Trump on Charlottesville violence, calls counterprotesters ‘equally as bad’
The governor also likens the removal of Confederate statues to taking down monuments for those who died in 9/11.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: As culture fragments, so may the sense of greater community
Identity politics may threaten democracy more than those pathetic, would-be Nazis.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage’s remarks on Charlottesville are too little, too late
He should have immediately and unequivocally condemned the racist violence – but he didn’t.
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LePage seeks Trump’s help in effort to raise Maine voting age
The governor says now that Mainers must be at least 21 to buy tobacco products, there isn’t a clear-cut definition of who is a legal adult.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Alan Caron: The nation needs Susan Collins
As Maine’s Republican senator decides whether to run for governor, she should take a hard look at the state of her party and at her influence in Washington.