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PublishedAugust 17, 2015
LePage’s handwritten notes show failings in Maine’s record retention law
The governor’s blunt letters may make headlines, but not history.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2015
New court claim alleges that LePage broke state law in dispute with Eves
Added to an earlier federal court filing, the new claim illustrates that LePage ‘also violated Maine law when he blackmailed Good Will-Hinckley to coerce it into firing Speaker Eves,’ says Eves’ attorney.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2015
LePage says he may be forced to use Maine National Guard to fight drug epidemic
It’s a real option if he doesn’t get more funds for trafficking enforcement, the governor says, but it’s unclear how military personnel would be used.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2015
Anti-drug bills that Maine governor sought to veto will remain law
The court ruling means more people can treat overdoses and a harsh opioid is being banned.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2015
Maine’s highest court: LePage’s vetoes came too late, so 65 laws stand
The unanimous ruling supports the Legislature, bruises the governor and leads to Republican calls for him to end his divisiveness.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2015
LePage calls for summit to address heroin epidemic as debate over treatment, enforcement looms
Officials from Portland and other cities hope the state will increase treatment funding, but the state says spending is adequate.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2015
Maine ends fiscal year with $59.1 million surplus
The surplus will pad the state’s rainy day fund to $111.1 million, which Gov. Paul LePage warns is not enough.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2015
Susan Collins criticized for vote to cut funding for Planned Parenthood
But Maine’s Republican senator says she opposes ending federal aid to the women’s group; her goal was to advance a different response to the controversy over fetal tissue donations.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2015
Opponents of gay marriage suffer another loss in bid to conceal donors to Maine campaign
The state’s highest court refuses to issue a stay, setting up the National Organization for Marriage’s next effort to avoid naming those who gave to a 2009 referendum drive.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2015
LePage says he was ‘in the dark’ on private Maine budget talks, despite his staff’s involvement
The governor tells a Portland radio station he did not read budget analyses produced by his deputy finance chief.
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