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The battle for dominance in the Maine Legislature could come down to a handful of races
Donald Trump and Paul LePage are casting long shadows over elections to fill the 186 seats in the House and Senate.
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LePage veto of extra election funding stands as Legislature finally adjourns for 2018
On its last day of action in a marathon year, legislators also pass a change to foreclosure law, and some level not-so-veiled criticism at the governor.
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LePage rips up lawmakers’ letter, says senator he called ‘repugnant’ owes him an apology
LePage, who called Republican Tom Saviello ‘the most repugnant human being,’ says he’ll apologize when Saviello does, or ‘when hell freezes over.’
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LePage says he won’t reinstate nominations to Maine boards
The governor withdrew more than a dozen nominations after a legislative committee rejected his pick for the Maine Turnpike Authority board.
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LePage signs 4 bills aimed at improving child protection system
The governor had proposed the measures, one of which would shift state policy away from family reunification and toward the best interests of the child.
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Republican lawmaker targets candidate outside his district with anti-immigrant flier
Rep. Larry Lockman of Amherst, leader of the Maine First Project, says similar fliers were sent out in four other House districts.
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Legislature passes LePage’s package of reforms to Maine’s child protection system
One bill de-emphasizes family reunification, a win for the governor, and others allot more than $21 million to add as many as 40 positions in the DHHS and increase pay for caseworkers.
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LePage urged to apologize for ‘disrespectful’ outburst at Republican lawmaker
In an unprecedented letter to the governor, the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee says his actions – including calling a state senator a ‘repugnant human being’ – were undignified and disrespectful.
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Lawmakers back several LePage bills to fix flaws in child protection system, but not others
A committee recommends adding staff, raising wages and giving caseworkers more access to police records, but rejects shifting the system’s focus away from family reunification. Votes on the bills are expected Thursday.