AUGUSTA – Campaign finance reports for the three major candidates for governor became public Thursday. Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael…
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Tuesday published its monthly State Coincident Index – a ranking of states’ economic…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s jobless rate hit 6.7 percent in the month of October—the rosiest unemployment picture the Pine Tree State…
AUGUSTA – Fixing Maine’s sprawling Department of Health and Human Services programs will fall on Gov. Paul LePage’s shoulders once…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage offered congratulations to the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox on Thursday following the…
The Office of Gov. Paul R. LePage sent the following update Wednesday regarding his trade mission to Mexico and Colombia:…
Gov. Paul LePage traveled to Washington County on Tuesday for a scheduled tour of Downeast Maine. Maine Wire reporter Steve…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Tuesday that he will travel to Edmund Township in Washington County where…
The Maine People’s Alliance revealed Tuesday that one of its “spies” secretly recorded Gov. Paul LePage as he spoke to…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage said in his weekly address that the federal government’s decision to withdraw funding…
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage and representatives from the Maine State Employees Association are working together – yes, together -…
AUGUSTA – As Democratic lawmakers plan a second major push to expand Medicaid next legislative session, Republicans are touting the…
AUGUSTA – Governor LePage dedicated his weekly address to highlighting his efforts to improve employment opportunities in Maine. LePage’s words…
AUGUSTA – At a Tuesday press conference in the State House, Barclaycard, an international financial services corporation, announced its intention…
The first students to graduate from one of Maine’s fledgling public charter schools heard from an unusual voice at their…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage on Wednesday hit back at Senate President Justin Alfond (D-Portland) for his incendiary…
Hello, this is Governor Paul LePage. (Click here for audio) Playing politics is easy; governing effectively is hard. As Chief…
AUGUSTA – Maine Gov. Paul LePage released a video on Thursday explaining why he could not support the Legislature’s two-year…
AUGUSTA – Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Monday officially vetoed the Legislature’s proposed budget for the next two years, citing…
AUGUSTA – Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Thursday that he intends to veto the Legislature’s budget proposal and called…
AUGUSTA – Reporters from three of Maine’s largest newspapers will no longer have access to Gov. Paul LePage or his…
The Politico website has noted that there is a Republican governor giving Democrats fits who isn’t named Paul LePage. It’s…
AUGUSTA – Sen. Dawn Hill (D-York), chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, refused to allow…
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage on Friday delivered a letter to to Democratic leaders challenging their decision to merge payment of…
AUGUSTA – Democratic infighting continued at the State House on Wednesday as members of the Health and Human Services (HHS)…
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage on Saturday used his weekly radio address to once again call for action on…
AUGUSTA – With less than two months remaining in the current legislative session, Democrats in Augusta appear to be in…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s mayors and municipal officials have done a lot of complaining about Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage’s budget…
AUGUSTA – The lawyer who helped fuel sensationalist claims about Gov. Paul R. LePage’s March 21 meeting with state workers…
Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage on Friday published an opinion editorial with the Wall Street Journal in which he invited…
On Wednesday the Lewiston Sun Journal, the Bangor Daily News, and Maine Today Media all ran stories based on the…
Gov. John E. Baldacci took to radio Tuesday morning to correct Republican “half-truths” and “misstatements” concerning Maine’s nearly $500 million…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage told Mainers on Saturday that electricity rates in the Pine Tree State are…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage said Wednesday via Twitter that he would give up his pension if Democratic…
Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage has offered the federal government a quid pro quo regarding his willingness to expand Medicaid under the…
Democrats on the Insurance and Financial Services Committee last Tuesday reached new heights of incivility in savaging Gov. Paul R.…
Legendary conservative talk show host Howie Carr was talking welfare reform on Tuesday and referenced a story first reported by…
Maine Gov. Paul LePage blasted the United States Department of Agriculture for denying his request for a waiver to allow…
Agents of the federal government are conspiring to politically damage Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage by coordinating with his Democratic…
This is the governor’s weekly radio address for February 9, 2013. To listen to the audio version, click here. Hello. This…
Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage. It is no secret that the federal government is deep in debt. Yet politicians…
Legislators calling for the repeal of Gov. LePage’s tax cuts for the “rich” ignore the reality that Maine’s previous top…
Audio of the Governor’s Weekly Message can be found here. Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage. Maine is in the middle…
Paul LePage is one of the most unpopular Governors in the country. Only 39% of voters approve of him to…
Amanda Clark, education policy analyst at MHPC, presented this report at luncheon events in Portland and Brewer. She will present…
Audio of the Governor’s Weekly Message can be found here. Maine people work hard to pay their bills, and government…
While much focus has been placed on Governor LePage’s proposal to suspend revenue sharing payments to municipalities in order to…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has proposed a balanced state budget that reflects necessary fiscal discipline which reduces the…
Audio of the Governor’s Budget Message can be found here. Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage. These are challenging and difficult…
Governor Paul LePage has released a new video detailing his efforts to reduce taxes and create jobs in Maine. The…
This is the Governor’s weekly message. An audio file of the message can be found here. Hello. This is Governor Paul…
This story was posted Wednesday in Forbes. See it here. By Kurt Badenhausen Forbes For the third straight year Maine…
Governor LePage will assess options in a thoughtful and meaningful manner AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has received notification…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage revealed today that the U.S. Department of Labor has been interfering in the restructuring…
AUGUSTA – A veteran legislator long lauded as an effective advocate for efficient government and for his efforts to enhance government…
This is the weekly address by Governor Paul LePage. When Mainers say grace at the Thanksgiving table Thursday, we will…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today reiterated his recommendation that the State of Maine will not develop a state-based…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has released a new video highlighting recent education reform, noting that the LePage Administration increased funding…
Feds delay approval process by responding at last minute AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today released a video to…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s First Family greeted and expressed their gratitude to the generous Mainers who dropped by the Blaine House…
Weekly Address by Governor Paul LePage Those who know me know I enjoy reading history – presidential biographies are my…
Maine officials keep a close eye on Hurricane Sandy AUGUSTA –Governor Paul R. LePage has signed limited Emergency Declaration that will allow…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage applauds the end the lawsuit filed by the Maine Education Association (MEA) to withhold health insurance…
Governor Paul R. LePage invites Mainers to the Blaine House on Monday, October 22 to raise awareness about domestic violence…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage released today a new video highlighting Maine’s energy future. The Governor speaks directly to…
This week heating oil increased by about 10 cents compared to this time last month. At nearly three dollars and…
Governor LePage joins the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at annual tea and ceremony AUGUSTA – Today, Governor Paul…
Governor LePage encourages educators to promote all options for students The LePage administration has shared a report released Tuesday by…
Gov. Paul LePage has said he was sorry for his comment likening the Internal Revenue Service to the “Gestapo” (in…
Mitt Romney told Wisconsin’s once-and-future governor, Scott Walker, that his seven-point win in the recall election that state employee unions…
Governor Paul LePage released on Friday a comprehensive book of accomplishments of his first 500 days in office. His 500th…
There is encouraging news for Mainers coming out of the health care industry. Rates for individual health care plans in…
