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Published
September 25, 2018

Commentary: To fill health care provider shortage, Maine needs physician assistants

But Maine's laws, which can place unnecessary restrictions on physician assistants, are holding them back.
Published
September 16, 2018

Our View: On aging crisis, LePage offered no leadership

Maine stood still for eight years, while the needs of the elderly population multiplied.
Published
September 16, 2018

The battle for dominance in the Maine Legislature could come down to a handful of races

Donald Trump and Paul LePage are casting long shadows over elections to fill the 186 seats in the House and Senate.
Published
September 13, 2018

LePage veto of extra election funding stands as Legislature finally adjourns for 2018

On its last day of action in a marathon year, legislators also pass a change to foreclosure law, and some level not-so-veiled criticism at the governor.
Published
September 12, 2018

LePage rips up lawmakers’ letter, says senator he called ‘repugnant’ owes him an apology

LePage, who called Republican Tom Saviello 'the most repugnant human being,' says he'll apologize when Saviello does, or 'when hell freezes over.'

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Published
September 11, 2018

LePage says he won’t reinstate nominations to Maine boards

The governor withdrew more than a dozen nominations after a legislative committee rejected his pick for the Maine Turnpike Authority board.
Published
September 7, 2018

LePage signs 4 bills aimed at improving child protection system

The governor had proposed the measures, one of which would shift state policy away from family reunification and toward the best interests of the child.
Published
September 6, 2018

Republican lawmaker targets candidate outside his district with anti-immigrant flier

Rep. Larry Lockman of Amherst, leader of the Maine First Project, says similar fliers were sent out in four other House districts.
Published
September 2, 2018

Jim Fossel: In our kind of democracy, passing fancies shouldn’t pass

Popularity of a citizen initiative isn't enough. Legislatures have to be convinced.
Published
September 2, 2018

Our View: Maine House Republicans show how not to legislate

A crisis manufactured for partisan advantage extended the session for four months.