Republicans and Democrats roll out broad policy goals, but the governor’s budget plan dominates the conversation.
January 2015
Posted inNews, Sports
Maine driver Austin Theriault signs NASCAR deal
The driver from Fort Kent will compete in 13 races on the national truck series.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Defiant Charlie Hebdo caricatures Muhammad, critiques church
The cover shows a weeping Muhammad, holding a sign saying ‘I am Charlie’ with the words ‘All is forgiven’ above him.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Settlement reached in federal suit against Maine in shredding case
Two employees of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention sued, alleging they were retaliated against for refusing to shred public documents.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man shot by police was Riverview patient with knife
Jason Begin, who was receiving outpatient services for his mental illness, made headlines in 2003 for stealing a plane and crashing it in Canada.
Posted inNation & World, News
French prime minister calls for tougher security in wake of attacks
‘Serious and very high risks remain,’ Prime Minister Manuel Valls tells Parliament, which then votes to extend France’s airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq.
Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan, two brothers settle suit over crash involving street sweeper
The 2012 collision occurred when a Jeep operated by Patrick Poirier tried to pass the sweeper and hit it, injuring his brother’s 14-year-old son.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage says he spoke in jest about running against King for Senate
The governor said Monday that he was ‘considering it’ in 2018, but admitted Tuesday that it was a joke.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Madison Paper’s temporary production halt to idle workers
Russ Drechsel, president of the company that owns the mill, blamed the production cutback on increased costs and government-subsidized competition from Canada.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Franklin County jail to return to full-time lockup status
But a top Maine Board of Corrections official warns that major financial and safety problems remain in the state’s unified county jail system.