State labor statistics show his assertion is incorrect, as 60 percent of Mainers who are eligible to work are employed, and many others are retired, caregivers or going to school.

That’s what his spokesman says after the governor told a conservative group he had hidden $47 million from Democrats.

The plan for post-Oct. 17 comes as LePage says he called a civil emergency to nullify the union contract.

Lawmakers question Maine state officials, with one denying the federal government’s claims that his auditors were too lenient.

It lets him suspend rules during the government shutdown, but how it helps potentially laid-off workers is unclear.