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PublishedJuly 26, 2016
LePage budget goals include cutting as many as 2,300 state jobs, memo shows
A leaked message from the governor's budget adviser also says he hopes to reduce state spending and cut the income tax for top earners.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2016
Court hearing on AG’s complaint over LePage’s closed-door education meeting postponed
The Maine Attorney General's Office says an education finance reform commission meeting in April at the Blaine House should have been open to the public.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2016
Uncopied and unarchived, governor’s handwritten notes mostly elude Maine’s open records law
After 10 months, LePage's staff produces only three documents in answer to a request for public documents.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Burned by plagiarism? Let Gov. LePage be your fixer
When it happened to him, he didn't deny it or blame others – he dumped The Alexander Group and moved on.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
U.S. Rep. Poliquin’s bill seeks to keep EBT cards out of drug deals
The Republican plans to reveal details Tuesday, citing evidence in Maine that benefits programs for the poor are being abused.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2016
LePage spokesman explains why governor did not sign national opioid compact
The governor's communications director says the pledge doesn't address the law enforcement aspect of the drug crisis and calls for expanding access to naloxone, which the governor opposes.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2016
Attorney general says LePage officials took steps to circumvent public-meetings law
Three days after being warned that a blue ribbon panel's meeting had to be open to the public, the governor's staff changed the location and description, a court filing says.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2016
Maine attorney general to sue LePage administration over closed commission meeting
It may be the first time that an attorney general has taken legal action against a governor's administration for violating freedom of access laws.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2016
LePage’s chief counsel in 2015 gave flawed advice on timing of vetoes
Cynthia Montgomery, now a judge, told the governor he could delay the vetoes, records show, but 65 bills then became law over his objections.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2016
LePage uses radio address to oppose minimum wage ballot question
The governor's criticism, which blames union activism, includes familiar arguments about the impact on the cost of goods and some inaccurate information.
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