The Governor’s weekly radio address references ‘tax reforms,’ and submitted bill proposals include ‘An Act to Amend the Tax Laws.’
Steve Mistler
Capitol Ticker: Mystery solved? Election officials say there may have been a mistake during recount
Close to 30 witnesses, including all clerks involved in the counting of ballots on Long Island, are expected to testify.
Discovery of counting error reverses Senate 25 race again
Democrat Cathy Breen emerges as the winner in a contest that had been rife with implications of malfeasance but proved to have fallen victim to a simple mistake.
Vincent McKusick, bright and kind ex-chief justice in Maine, dies at 93
He worked with two of the nation’s legendary legal minds, but spent much of an impressive career in his native Maine.
Hayes wins election as state treasurer
Attorney General Janet Mills and Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, both Democrats, succeed in staving off challengers seeking to replace them.
Maine legislators sworn in as new session begins
Even as a controversial recount casts ‘a dark cloud,’ the governor tells incoming lawmakers to ‘sharpen your pencils and let’s get to work.’
Panel’s chairman promises thorough review of contentious Senate race recount
Twenty-one mystery ballots from Long Island will be examined and the town clerk is expected to testify, says the Republican leading the panel that will recommend a winner.
Incumbents favored as Maine legislators elect attorney general, other officers
Democrats already hold the constitutional posts, and the same party has an advantage in the voting.
Mystery ballots in state Senate race bring call for investigation
Democrats question how 21 more votes from Long Island, all for the Republican, turned up in the very close District 25 recount.
Outspoken critic of Obamacare helped to turn LePage against state exchange
Michael F. Cannon predicted that relying on a federal exchange instead would force Congress to revisit the law.