Budget cutters looking hard at money use

Susan M. Cover

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October 2, 2011

Budget cutters looking hard at money use

AUGUSTA — A van for the Legislature. Grant money to help young professionals. Art exhibits and conferences. Is this how Maine taxpayers’ money should be used?
Published
October 2, 2011

State budget cutters turn toward the small stuff

AUGUSTA — A van for the Legislature.
Published
August 22, 2011

ON MAINE POLITICS: Labor mural heads south

Seeking to capitalize on the emotion stirred by Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove a mural depicting labor history from the lobby at the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine AFL-CIO is sending copies of the artwork to be displayed in an exhibition in Rockville, Md.
Published
August 21, 2011

Time to nix pension income tax, LePage says

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage wants Mainers to call their lawmakers to encourage them to eliminate the income tax on pensions, to help low-income elderly residents and lure back wealthy retirees who spend just over six months out of state to avoid Maine taxes.
Published
August 19, 2011

Clean election alternatives debated

AUGUSTA — Maine’s ethics commission considered two options Thursday for replacing the Clean Election Act’s system for matching funds, which has been declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published
August 18, 2011

Ethics panel floats new campaign funding options

One possibility is to give lawmakers who qualify for public campaign funds a fixed amount – $7,716 for House candidates, and $33,617 for Senate candidates.
Published
August 17, 2011

Lawmakers attack doomed land deal

AUGUSTA — Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart told lawmakers Tuesday that she thought her purchase of state property in June had been scrutinized by state officials who considered legal and ethical issues before signing off on the deal.
Published
August 16, 2011

Hearing raises ethics issues in property sale to warden

The state prison warden tells a legislative panel she saw no red flags suggesting the transaction would be called into question.
Published
August 14, 2011

Military families a priority for state’s first lady

AUGUSTA — Maine’s first lady, Ann LePage, is on a mission to help military families by bringing awareness to the sacrifices they make while Dad — or Mom — is serving the country.
Published
August 14, 2011

Helping military families a priority

AUGUSTA — Maine’s first lady, Ann LePage, is on a mission to help military families by bringing awareness to the sacrifices they make while Dad — or Mom — is serving the country.