All posts tagged "LePage"
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A Christmas message from Governor LePage
At this time of year, we gather with loved ones to celebrate Christmas,...
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As usual, the budget comes down to crunch time
As usual, the budget comes down to crunch time Folks, it’s déjà vu...
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Federal Court Sides with LePage, Dismisses Eves’ Lawsuit
Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett released the following statement in response to the...
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LePage on Question 2
Governor LePage on Question 2 harming Maine’s economyGovernor LePage explains Question 2 –...
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Portland Press Herald Refuses to Print Opinion Piece by Governor LePage
When Press Secretary Adrienne Bennett requested the opinion piece be considered for publication,...
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Massive Welfare Fraud Case Ignored by Maine Media
Today, LifeZette brought to light the story of a massive welfare and tax...
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LePage Named Most Fiscally Responsible Governor in America
Today, the Cato Institute, a national public policy research organization, released the 13th...
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The Maine Wire Featured in National News
Last Sunday, the Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, a program that airs on...
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Government Officials Have a Responsibility to Learn about Mental Illness and the Programs that Work
Anyone with mental illness or disability can reach their full potential; they just...
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LePage Joins Complaint Challenging Obama’s New Overtime Rules
Today, Governor Paul LePage joined a number of other states in filing a...
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BDN Wrongly Claims Lepage Administration Abandons At-Risk Youth
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and...
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Longtime Portland Resident Paints Over Hateful Mural of LePage
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of...
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Press Herald Publishes Slanderous Account of Governor LePage
The Portland Press Herald has stooped to new journalistic lows. I didn’t think...
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It’s Time to Grow up and Get on with Serious Business
Strip away all the grandstanding, chest-thumping, and election-year politics that erupted in the...
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Speaker Eves More Focused on Scoring Political Points Than Following Due Process
A few hours ago, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette released the following statement...
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It’s Time to Take Governor Lepage at His Word, Accept His Apology and Move On
Yesterday afternoon, on orders from Democrat party chairman Phil Bartlett, all Republican house...
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Speaker Eves Ignores House Leadership, Calls for Special Session
This morning, Speaker Mark Eves sent the following email to members of the...
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State of the States: A Tale of Two Governors
New England is beautiful, but it is broke. Income inequality is a severe...
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Critics Should Focus on SNAP Reform, Not Attacking LePage
The nonsensical backlash aimed at Gov. LePage following his attempt to ban junk...
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Governor Calls on Attorney General to Get Serious About Welfare Fraud
Since less than half of the welfare fraud cases presented to Attorney General...
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Maine People’s Alliance Should Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
The debate on whether or not voters should increase Maine’s minimum wage continues,...
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Democrats’ Reckless Spending Habits Put Programs and People at Risk
Democrats cannot break their bad spending habits. This week I had to sign...
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LePage Questions Funding Source for Four Bills, Calls for Special Session
Yesterday, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette met with Governor LePage, House Speaker Mark...
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Lepage to Feds: “Wake up and Smell the Energy Drinks”
“Maine taxpayers see it every day at the grocery store and they are...
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LePage: NRCM Should Meet with Me to Create Jobs for Mainers
Last week the executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine was...
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Governor Addresses U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
Governor Paul R. LePage on Wednesday delivered remarks to the U.S. House Committee...
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EXCLUSIVE: LePage’s Most Beloved Veto
With all the news coverage of Governor LePage’s adoption of a Jack Russell...
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Blame Dill and Liberals for Poor Economic Record, Not Me
As a shameless shill for liberal causes, it’s no surprise that Cynthia Dill...
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Setting the Record Straight on My Solar Vote
“Despite the fact Greg Kesich wrote a nearly 800 word editorial defaming five...
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Governor Signs Major Opioid Prescribing Reform Bill
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage on Tuesday signed into law LD 1646,...
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Maine Uncovering Record Amount of Welfare Fraud
This week, the Maine Department of Health and Human Service announced that they...
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House Democrats Threatening to Take Over State Government
Regardless of your party affiliation, what happened in the Maine House of Representatives...
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Why Are You so Obsessed with Me?
As all of Maine and most of the country is already aware, Donald...
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Beardsley Nomination Temporarily Withdrawn
Today, Governor Paul LePage announced that he was withdrawing, albeit temporarily, the nomination...
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Posik: Maine GOP’s Ballot Initiative Brings Much Needed Reforms
The Maine Republican Party is pushing a two-part ballot initiative for the next...
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Maine Still Struggling to Improve Business Tax Climate
For several years Maine has ranked among the worst states to conduct business,...
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Posik: Hold Your Tongue Liberals – There’s Plenty of Merit to Refugee Opposition
Why does it seem like every time a real foreign policy threat occurs,...
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LePage Criticizes President Obama’s Decision to Accept Syrian Refugees
In a radio address on Monday, Governor LePage criticized the Obama administration’s decision...
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Eves Called Out For Hypocrisy In Good Will-Hinckley Investigation
Testifying before the Government Oversight Committee, Governor Paul LePage’s senior policy adviser, Aaron...
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Governor LePage Calls On Sen. Katz To Step Down From Government Oversight Committee
On Tuesday, Governor LePage requested that State Senator Roger Katz (R-Augusta) step down...
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Maine DHHS Institutes Asset Test for Food Stamps
An estimated 8,600 food stamp recipients in Maine whose assets exceed $5,000 may...
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Martin: You Can’t Impeach The Facts, But You Can Ignore Them
Since June, condemnably unfounded accusations of “blackmail” and “power overreach” in regards to...
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Report Confirms LePage Administration Threatened Good Will-Hinckley
On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA) released...
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Maine Leads Nation in Food Stamp Reduction
According to recently released data from the U.S.D.A, Maine is leading the nation...
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A Breakdown of the Veto Dispute
Over the past few weeks, there has been significant discussion in the Maine...
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Maine Supreme Court Will Expedite LePage Veto Dispute
On Monday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court announced that it will expedite the...
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Legislature Ignores Governor’s 65 Vetoes
Not backing down, Governor LePage continues to insist that he has vetoed 65...
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Posik: Legislators Took The Easy Way Out By Overriding Veto
Following secretive, last minute negotiations leading up to the compromise biennial budget, the 127th Legislature...
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This Is How Your Representative and Senator Voted On The Budget
On Tuesday, the Maine House and Senate voted in favor of the $6.7 billion...
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A Bad Deal for Maine
On Monday, Gov. LePage is expected to veto the legislature’s $6.7 biennial state...
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Speaker Eves Loses Charter School Job After Pressure From Governor LePage
Good Will-Hinckley has rescinded its offer to House Speaker Democrat Mark Eves to be...
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Hitchcock: Governor Raises Awareness With Christmas Tree and Rubber Pigs
“Christmas in July” came early in Maine this year, as Governor LePage used...
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Judge Rules State Can Withhold Aid to Asylum Seekers
On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren ruled that the State of Maine...
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U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review Maine Case on Medicaid Cuts
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a request by the LePage...
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Frary: Paul LePage and Philip K. Howard
Jon Stewart has spent some time on his “Daily Show” scorning Paul LePage. Yet...
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Deregulation of Hotels: A Smart Move for All
Last Monday, a senior adviser to Governor Paul R. LePage revealed that the...
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Jonathan Williams of ALEC Joins Governor LePage in Touting Benefits of Income Tax Cut
On Wednesday, Governor Paul R. LePage was joined by Jonathan Williams, Vice President of...
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Posik: “The Better Deal for Maine” Isn’t the Better Deal for Maine
Maine Democrats have finally responded to Governor LePage’s budget proposal, announcing their plan...
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Hitchcock: Why the “Fair Pint” Beer Bill is Not Needed
On Monday, Governor LePage vetoed LD 122, An Act to Standardize Pints of...
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9,000 Fewer Mainers on Food Stamps
According to Governor LePage’s administration, 9,000 fewer Mainers have been using SNAP benefits,...
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Maine Supreme Court Issues Ruling in LePage-Mills Disagreement
Today, the Maine Supreme Court issued its ruling on a case involving the...
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Daily Catch 2/2/15: Patriots, Snow, and the Budget
Patriots Win Super Bowl After a perfect fourth quarter drive and an end-zone...
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Forgetful Democrats Irrelevant in Budget Battle
Liberals in Maine and Washington, D.C. are suffering a new psychological condition, one...
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LePage Budget Proposes Significant Tax Changes
On Friday, Governor Paul R. LePage released his biennial budget. The highly anticipated...
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Daily Catch 1/8/15: Inauguration, Death Penalty, and Bigfoot?
Okay, yesterday was a pretty busy day in Maine politics… let’s see if...
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Maine According to Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist, long considered by the left to be the dark marionette of conservative...
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Daily Catch 11/24/14: MHPC in the News, Obama’s Executive Order, and Portland’s Minimum Wage Hike
Is It Chilly in Here? The United States Department of Agriculture threatened to...
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Increased Sales Tax Hurts Maine’s Rankings
Last month, the non-partisan Tax Foundation released its 11th annual State Business Tax Climate...
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Medical professionals condemning LePage quarantine policy are Michaud donors
A group of medical professionals submitted a letter to Maine’s newspapers warning against...
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The Precautionary Principle Strikes Back
The Precautionary Principle has been used by progressive environmental and public health advocates...
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Unto Everything There Is A Season
Who was it that said election time is ‘silly season?’ For years I’ve...
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14,000 EBT cards now have photo ID, says LePage
AUGUSTA – The administration of Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday released information regarding...
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LePage wins NRA endorsement
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage in his reelection...
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LePage asks NFL commissioner Goodell to form coalition against domestic violence
In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage...
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Liberal activists desperately trying to save Michaud
Advertisements from the Republican Governors Association are significantly affecting the race for Maine...
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Radio host pens book on LePage
Ray Richardson, conservative radio show host for the LOB statewide Lobster Radio Network,...
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RGA ad contrasts “blunt” LePage with “blow-dried” politicians
A new advertisement from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) contrasts Gov. Paul LePage...
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Maine’s unemployment rate at 5.5 percent
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent for the month of...
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Maine GOP sets record straight on hospital repayment
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party has issued the first edition of what...
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LePage to enforce welfare-to-work requirement
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it will...
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At 5.7 percent, Maine’s jobless rate lowest since November of 2008
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.7 percent for the month of...
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At 5.7%, Maine’s jobless continues to fall under LePage administration
“Help Wanted” signs are popping up across the state as tourism season begins...
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Poll: Gov race is dead heat between LePage, Michaud; Cutler trails
The Maine governor’s race is a dead heat between Republican Gov. Paul LePage...
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LISTEN: LePage, Robinson on Howie Carr
AUGUSTA – The Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson and Maine Gov. Paul LePage...
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Obamacare Medicaid expansion dead
AUGUSTA – The final chance to expand Maine’s Medicaid program pursuant to the...
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On LePage’s Prolific Veto Pen
Heading to “Veto Day” at the State House, a newspaper headline asks, “Are...
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Poll: Maine Governor’s race is dead heat
A poll out Wednesday morning shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage with a slight...
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Pro-Michaud poll offers mixed results for Democrats
A poll released by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling of Raleigh,...
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LePage: Wood-burning stoves get a regulatory chill
By Gov. Paul LePage – Spring is late this year throughout much of the...
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Michaud caught making bogus job claims (again)
Maine Democrats, including U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, have mischaracterized a...
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Maine to put photo ID on EBT cards
AUGUSTA – After heavy resistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last...
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GOP presses for welfare fix
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders gathered at the State House on Monday to call...
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LePage outlines energy policy aimed at home heating
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Energy Office Director Patrick Woodcock outlined...
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Maine commissioners say Medicaid spending threatens natural resource agencies
AUGUSTA – Members of Gov. Paul LePage’s cabinet gathered at the State House...
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The Governor: Maine is at a crossroads
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage delivered his third State of the State...
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RGA zings Michaud over pro-carbon tax vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) criticized U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud...
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The LePage Economy in Three Charts
AUGUSTA – Maine’s jobless rate dropped to 6.2 percent in the month of...
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RGA releases first LePage campaign video
The Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) released Monday the first campaign video supporting Gov....
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Bucklin: In making Maine competitive, attitude is everything
Maine’s economy is beginning to show signs of relative competitiveness. After years of...
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Money Talks: Breaking down Michaud, Cutler and LePage’s fundraising reports
AUGUSTA – Campaign finance reports for the three major candidates for governor...
