A complex debate over taxes and school funding can’t be settled with an outrageous personal attack on a legislator.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Bernie Sanders’ agenda can win in Maine if a candidate can pull it off
His success should give Democrats pause as the 2018 gubernatorial campaign approaches.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage calls for lawmaker to resign over payments from ballot campaign
Ryan Tipping, D-Orono, calls the claim of ‘corruption’ baseless, noting that he got approval from the state ethics commission to work on the referendum question involving the state income tax.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Swift action, not words, needed to fight Maine’s opioid crisis
Gov. LePage is finally showing that he grasps the need for more access to medication-assisted treatment.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: LePage’s proposed cuts cast school leaders as fat to be trimmed
Good administrators are key to students’ success, and that’s enough reason to reject funding changes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Hearing gets heated as lawmakers take close look at LePage’s budget and tax plan
A committee co-chair ejects one member of the audience, a University of Maine student who intended to testify.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine teachers union open to talks on statewide contract idea
Gov. LePage says a minimum salary would benefit rural districts, but the state’s size and economic diversity present challenges.
Posted inLocal & State, New England Patriots, News, Sports
Turns out, LePage watched Super Bowl after all – but he still dislikes Patriots
He says there’s ‘not a chance’ he’ll reach out to the team to visit Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s minimum-wage hike is a law, not a suggestion
Gov. LePage is acting more like a king than like a leader of a democratically elected government.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: KKK fliers in Augusta, Freeport are just the most obvious examples of hate
President Trump’s refugee ban shows that carefully worded prejudice is as damaging as the in-your-face kind.