Paul LePage
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PublishedJuly 26, 2016
LePage wants to cut about 2,300 state jobs in next budget, memo shows
A leaked staff message reveals his goal of a 20% workforce reduction, along with hopes to lower the top income tax rate and decrease government spending.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2016
Court hearing on AG’s complaint over LePage’s closed-door education meeting postponed
The Maine Attorney General's Office says an education finance reform commission meeting in April at the Blaine House should have been open to the public.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2016
Uncopied and unarchived, governor’s handwritten notes mostly elude Maine’s open records law
After 10 months, LePage's staff produces only three documents in answer to a request for public documents.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
LePage staff used texting to strategize about closed-door meeting, violating policy
Messages reveal efforts to keep the session on education funding private, a decision that has become the focus of a legal complaint by the Attorney General's Office.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Burned by plagiarism? Let Gov. LePage be your fixer
When it happened to him, he didn't deny it or blame others – he dumped The Alexander Group and moved on.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
LePage backs Aroostook County town’s plan to drug test welfare recipients
Madawaska will consider new rules that would apply to the state's General Assistance program.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
U.S. Rep. Poliquin’s bill seeks to keep EBT cards out of drug deals
The Republican plans to reveal details Tuesday, citing evidence in Maine that benefits programs for the poor are being abused.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2016
LePage spokesman explains why governor did not sign national opioid compact
The governor's communications director says the pledge doesn't address the law enforcement aspect of the drug crisis and calls for expanding access to naloxone, which the governor opposes.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2016
Attorney general says LePage officials took steps to circumvent public-meetings law
Three days after being warned that a blue ribbon panel's meeting had to be open to the public, the governor's staff changed the location and description, a court filing says.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2016
Letter to the editor: LePage support of Mainers’ well-being is too limited
It’s heartening to know that our governor listens to people about things that could possibly affect our health and well-being. It would be more reassuring if the list went beyond Ralph Stevens, the retired mechanic who earned an executive order from Gov. LePage to study ethanol as a driver of the opioid crisis. The prospect […]
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