The two Republican governors toured C&L Aviation Group in Bangor today.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Campaign notebook: Christie returning to Maine to boost GOP, LePage
For the Democrats, strategist James Carville will be in Freeport on Sunday.
The early years: Paul LePage
Tough love, hard work and luck saved the boy who would become governor after he fled a family mired in poverty and scarred by abuse.
LePage controversy unlikely to erode political base
But revelations that he met with extremists could hurt fundraising and galvanize voters against him.
It’s Day 3 of the LePage, Sovereign Citizens controversy
Maine’s governor finds himself in another full-blown controversy following the publication of an excerpt from a book written by liberal activist Mike Tipping.
Book claims LePage, people with ties to extremist group met eight times
A spokesman confirms the sessions with affiliates of an organization flagged by the FBI, but says they don’t mean the governor endorses conspiracy theories.
LePage says welfare doesn’t include Social Security, Medicare
His statement Wednesday was misinterpreted and he did not intend to put such federal payments in that category, the governor says.
Social media reactions to Gov. LePage’s comments about welfare
Selected reactions to Gov. LePage’s characterization of Social Security earnings as “welfare, pure and simple.”
LePage includes Social Security among ‘welfare’ programs
He also puts Medicare and jobless aid in that category while arguing that Maine’s personal-income ranking would be better if such federal payments were excluded.
LePage, Democrats to discuss plagiarized Alexander Group study
They will discuss the next steps for the $925,000 contract given to the Alexander Group.