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PublishedJanuary 29, 2015
LePage appointee to utilities commission gets unanimous nod from Maine Senate
Carlisle McLean will serve a four-year term on the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2015
LePage will advocate for tax plan in address to state
Both political parties are scrutinizing the governor’s budget, the focus of next week’s State of the State address.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2015
LePage administration, advocates butt heads on cut to anti-smoking program
The state sees better health outcomes if it shifts the $20 million, but the Fund for a Healthy Maine would take a hit.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
Republican DA asks LePage to allow hiring of homicide prosecutor
The governor has not authorized five financial orders submitted by Democratic AG Janet Mills.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
Citing succession flaws, rifts with attorney general, LePage seeks change in election of officers
The proposal, still in development, would require a constitutional amendment and would have to overcome 106 years of resistance from the Legislature.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2015
Maine Democrats unveil plan to expand business-college partnerships for training work force
The $5 million initiative seeks to reduce Maine’s ‘jobs gap’ – a shortage of skilled people for positions in high-demand fields.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2015
Maine Board of Corrections seeks emergency funds to keep jails operating
The board’s executive director says it doesn’t have authority to spend the money because of vacant seats that Gov. Paul LePage has refused to fill.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2015
Plan to tax nonprofits could be costly to Maine’s land-conservation trusts
The groups are worried about how they would pay and the impact on setting aside public land.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2015
LePage tax plan: Cities feast, but some towns may end up on revenue diet
About 350 rural communities short on nonprofits to tax may have to raise property taxes to replace lost state aid, but Gov. LePage’s budget chief says it’s too early to gauge the impact.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2015
Ambitious LePage tax plan overshadows legislators’ agendas
Republicans and Democrats roll out broad policy goals, but the governor’s $6.3 billion budget plan that includes a tax code overhaul dominates the conversation.
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