Paul LePage – Page 83 – The Portland Press Herald

Opiate abuse crisis touches 6 out of 10 Mainers, poll results reveal

by Eric Russell June 28, 2016September 14, 2016

A newspaper poll suggests 780,000 residents know someone who has used heroin or abused painkillers, and shows disagreement over the primary causes: Dealers, disease, moral failing or something else?

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LePage issues executive order to fund laws after legislators reject special session

by SCOTT THISTLE Staff Writer June 27, 2016June 27, 2016

The governor will take money from programs he tried to cut in his proposed state budgets.

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Poll shows lower-income, long-term Mainers more wary of immigrants

by Kevin Miller June 27, 2016September 14, 2016

Most poll respondents believe immigrants are good for Maine, but views on the subject differ among groups with long-standing divisions.

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Live updates: Trump speech touches on ‘Crooked’ Hillary and Bernie Sanders

by Kevin Miller and Scott Thistle June 26, 2016June 30, 2016

Live updates on the presidential candidate’s campaign stop in Maine.

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LePage fails to convince legislators to call special session

by SCOTT THISTLE Staff Writer June 22, 2016June 23, 2016

The governor and top lawmakers continue to be at odds over whether the Legislature adequately funded several bills before the close of the session.

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LePage administration raises concerns about 3 land conservation projects

by Kevin Miller June 21, 2016June 22, 2016

The governor’s Office of Policy Management questions the appraisal values given to Howard Hill in Augusta, Clapboard Island in Falmouth and Brave Boat Headwaters in Kittery.