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State voids prison deal

THOMASTON — Gov. Paul LePage suspended sales of state property Monday in response to a finding by Attorney General William Schneider that the sale of three state-owned houses in Thomaston to the warden of the Maine State Prison violated state law.

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State review of Thomaston deal in progress

A legislative panel has been asked to investigate the state’s sale of three houses and 5.2 acres in Thomaston to a state official for less than half of the property’s taxable value. No one else had a chance to bid on the property because it wasn’t marketed.

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Panel to review prison warden’s land buy

A legislative panel has been asked to investigate the state’s sale of three houses and 5.2 acres in Thomaston to a state official for less than half of the property’s taxable value. No one else had a chance to bid on the property because it wasn’t marketed.

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Violette steers clear

AUGUSTA — Only a small percentage of the gift cards purchased by the Maine Turnpike Authority for donations to civic groups ever went to the organizations, a state investigator told a bipartisan legislative oversight panel on Friday.