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PublishedOctober 22, 2013
LePage’s ‘47% don’t work’ claim draws fire
State labor statistics show his assertion is incorrect, as 60 percent of Mainers who are eligible to work are employed, and many others are retired, caregivers or going to school.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2013
Maine kept in dark on health care sign-up data
U.S. officials won’t provide numbers until November, leaving a state panel unsure if more public-awareness efforts are needed.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2013
LePage lifts civil emergency order
His political opponents had questioned why the order was in effect after the federal shutdown ended.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2013
Maine workers, parks are ‘back in business’
But Gov. LePage’s civil emergency edict is still, inexplicably, in effect.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2013
Secret surplus? Nope, Gov. LePage just kidding
That’s what his spokesman says after the governor told a conservative group he had hidden $47 million from Democrats.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2013
LePage stands alone in taking emergency power
Other governors use different strategies to keep or lay off federally paid state employees, and LePage’s action worries some Maine workers.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2013
LePage declared emergency to help state workers, he says
He says it will help laid-off workers get benefits faster, but the union is skeptical of his motives.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2013
Funding loss for Maine psych center scrutinized
Lawmakers question Maine state officials, with one denying the federal government’s claims that his auditors were too lenient.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2013
LePage’s emergency declaration questioned
It lets him suspend rules during the government shutdown, but how it helps potentially laid-off workers is unclear.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2013
Uncertainty looms as Maine workers brace for long-term effects of shutdown
With over 2,700 state workers funded by federal dollars and no end to stalemate in sight, the state weighs more furloughs.
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