Paul LePage
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PublishedDecember 30, 2018
The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult
In his eight years in office, Maine's disruptive Republican governor amassed an impressive record of fiscal accomplishments, but it's been overshadowed by an equally stunning list of controversial missteps.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2018
LePage takes parting shot at ‘stolen election’ that cost fellow Republican his seat in Congress
In signing off on Democrat Jared Golden's win over Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the outgoing governor writes that the first ranked-choice congressional election ‘didn't result in a true majority as promised.’
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Mills can torpedo LePage’s Medicaid work requirements, experts say
Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2018
Our View: Gov. LePage leaves legacy of bullheadedness on mental health
His failure to work collaboratively will be memorialized by a facility in Bangor.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2018
Jim Fossel: Tax fight could unify Maine Republicans
If legislators hold the line on any proposed increases, it could bode well for them in upcoming elections.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2018
Next step for Mike Michaud after Congress: His local select board
Never one to stop serving, the former Maine representative with deep ties to East Millinocket looks to help rebulid the mill town.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2018
Federal government approves LePage request for work requirements for Medicaid
The policy shift also could require some of the 258,000 low-income Mainers who receive health insurance under MaineCare to pay monthly premiums.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2018
To lead Department of Labor, Mills picks someone who’s done it before
In addition to announcing Laura Fortman's nomination to be Maine's labor commissioner, Gov.-elect Janet Mills nominates John Rohde to lead the Workers' Compensation Board.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Gov. LePage’s official portrait unveiled in State House
The portrait of Maine's 74th governor will now hang with those of his predecessors.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
LePage repeats discredited claim that most drug dealers in Maine are minorities
The governor first made such a claim in 2016, but it was disproved by a Press Herald analysis of the governor's three-ring binder of drug arrest press releases.
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