The governor’s proposal comes after the Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee projects that the state will finish the current two-year budget cycle with a surplus.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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Police urge Maine lawmakers to help put drug users in treatment, not jail
Many others join the appeal for $2 million to fund eight pilot projects that would handle low-level drug offenders in a different way.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Plan now calls for $150 million expansion of Maine Correctional Center
The revised proposal – $23 million less than the original – would house nearly 1,000 inmates in mostly new buildings at the prison in Windham. Questions remain about how the state would finance the project.
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Maine lawmakers hear mixed testimony on composting, recycling bill
A committee considers one of the most significant updates of Maine’s solid waste management laws as a way to divert more waste from landfills into recycling or composting programs.
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LePage vows to rebuild road across Quimby land, escalating fight over national park
The administration plans to re-establish access to 2,500 acres of public reserved lands surrounded by conservationist Roxanne Quimby’s land in the Katahdin region.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Committee endorses bill to put distance between Maine voters, videographers
The bill, which would require anyone videotaping at the polls to stay at least 15 feet from voters, was inspired by intimidation concerns that surfaced during November’s elections.
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Bill introduced by Sen. Angus King aims to treat babies born addicted
The Maine independent is working with a West Virginia Republican to change federal guidelines to speed the creation of centers that specialize in treating newborns who were exposed in the womb to addictive opiates.
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Nominee for education commissioner held up, so LePage says he’ll stand in
At first he says, ‘I will be commissioner,’ then he says he’ll just sign documents. Confusion and criticism follow.
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Seeking to pressure lawmakers, LePage vows to reject federal Riverview funds
The governor’s pledge is the latest in a series of political conflicts over how to manage patients sent by the courts to Augusta’s Riverview Psychiatric Center.
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LePage says he had to scream about ‘black dealers’ to get lawmakers’ attention
The governor’s comment on a Bangor radio station today contradicts his previous assertion that others had injected race into a comment about drug dealers.