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PublishedDecember 13, 2010
Maine DHHS commissioner lands new job
Brenda Harvey served as commissioner for five years during Gov. John Baldacci’s administration
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PublishedDecember 13, 2010
State House Notebook: GOP sweep puts Maine in spotlight
The Republican sweep at the polls in Maine last month has attracted the attention of news media from outside the state. The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine based in Washington, D.C., dispatched freelance writer Conrad Kiechel to write about the resurgence of the Republican Party here. Kiechel said his editors are curious about how “one […]
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PublishedDecember 11, 2010
Snowe, Collins give OK to START
A nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia will ‘enhance global stability’ and ‘national security,’ said Sen. Snowe.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2010
Snowe, Collins announce support for nuclear arms treaty
U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins said Friday they support the strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty negotiated between the United States and Russia, known as New START.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2010
Maine’s congressional delegation split on tax cuts
Reps. Pingree and Michaud oppose a compromise being pushed by the White House; Sens. Collins and Snowe favor it.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2010
Governor-elect’s 1st Cabinet choices
In announcing the two nominations, Republican Paul LePage says he’s prioritizing the safety and security of the state of Maine and its people.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2010
LePage names two cabinet picks
AUGUSTA – Gov.-elect Paul LePage announced his first two official cabinet nominees on Wednesday, tapping top campaign aide and former Waterville Police Chief John Morris as Maine Department of Public Safety commissioner and re-nominating Maj. Gen. John Libby who currently serves as commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. Libby […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2010
Pingree, Michaud oppose Obama tax cut deal
AUGUSTA – U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree, both Democrats, said Wednesday they oppose the tax cut package recently proposed by President Obama. The new legislation would extend Bush era tax cuts from 2001 and 2003, including those for the wealthiest Americans, something Obama said he opposed. But after negotiating with Senate Republicans, […]
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PublishedDecember 6, 2010
Maine senators lean toward arms treaty
The U.S. Senate is under pressure to ratify the nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2010
Confront, cooperate: LePage set to do both
A Washington visit convinces Maine’s governor-elect that he can work with Obama even while challenging his policies.
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