The 23 delegates will be apportioned based on the results of the state caucuses last month, but loyalties could dissolve in a battle for delegates at the convention in Cleveland.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
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LePage vetoes bill aimed at increasing access to overdose antidote
‘Naloxone does not truly save lives; it merely extends them until the next overdose,’ LePage writes in vetoing a bill to allow pharmacists to dispense naloxone without a prescription.
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LePage signs bill to increase officers’ pay, but veto likely on raises for mental health workers
The governor also signs a law requiring doctors to participate in a program that evaluates prescriptions of opioids while setting limits on the strength and duration of prescriptions.
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Bill Nemitz: LePage ought to ‘seriously’ rethink run for Senate
The governor’s belief that he outperformed Angus King in leading Maine is unsubstantiated, and then there’s the question of living up to Senate rules of decorum.
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Maine lawmakers approve welfare reform, drug penalty bills as session draws to a close
The Legislature, meeting into the early hours of Saturday morning, also diverts $10 million into the rainy day fund from a legal settlement.
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Legislature passes highway, R&D bond bills worth $150 million
The two measures, which were signed by Gov. Paul LePage, will go out to referendum.
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Legislators approve $13.4 million bailout of Maine biomass industry
Lawmakers sought to balance the goal of saving logging jobs with the public cost of providing a subsidy for owners of the plants.
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LePage abruptly cancels forum in Newcastle
His administration says the governor felt compelled to stay in Augusta during the ‘frenzied last days of the legislative session.’
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Late-session bill to help mill towns sparks debate on school funding
Lawmakers support providing more school aid to towns affected by paper mill closures, but raise concerns about long-term changes to the funding formula.
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Maine House passes Medicaid expansion, but not by veto-proof margin
This is the sixth time that a proposed expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act appears headed for a veto by the governor.