The 1st Circuit judges find that the former governor has immunity from the claims, but 3 of them say he did violate Eves’ rights in getting him fired from a charter school post.
Paul LePage
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine budget’s drama-free passage a good sign
Our system doesn’t require everyone to agree on everything, but it’s most effective when the parties work together.
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Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Paul LePage has a new job – tending bar in Maine
The former Maine governor lands a summer job at a restaurant in Boothbay Harbor.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Democrats in Augusta shouldn’t let fear stop them from pursuing tax justice
Rolling back cuts for the wealthy will show that the party is committed to representing the interests of all Mainers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Gov. LePage reflects on his successes, regrets, as he prepares to leave office
The two-term governor, who was also mayor of Waterville, says he plans to leave a message on the pillow of incoming Gov. Janet Mills at the Blaine House that says, “If you mess it up, I’m your opponent in 2022.”
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Waterville Republican planning website, mailer despite lack of funds
Mark Andre has yet to receive Clean Elections funding that he has qualified for. A judge has ordered Gov. Paul LePage to release the money.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage vetoes 2 unemployment insurance bills amid system probe
Calling legislators ‘ignorant’ and accusing them of ‘collusion,’ Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed the bills even as a state watchdog agency investigates the bungled rollout of the ReEmployME unemployment insurance system.
Posted inPolitics
Maine lawmakers approve $41 million spending package that includes funding for the disabled, the elderly and opioid treatment
Lawmakers must still take up several other spending measures, including one to borrow $100 million for transportation improvements.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage bill intended to protect elderly from tax lien foreclosure in limbo
The governor, who now is working with a Caribou woman whose home was foreclosed on, vows to ensure the bill gets sponsored next year if a special session, which he has the power to convene, is not called.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage bill aiming to protect elderly from foreclosure up for votes
The House and Senate are expected this week to consider L.D. 1629, the bill inspired by the elderly Sukeforth couple of Albion who were evicted from their home.