In emails from 2011, education chief Stephen Bowen said he could not justify hiring a ‘beauty queen’ amid a fiscal crunch.
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Majority group backs Bennett for Maine GOP chair
The Maine Republican State Committee is expected to elect the former Senate president on Saturday.
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New England fishery disaster bill sent to Senate
The plan requests millions of dollars to help the New England groundfishing fleet adapt and survive.
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Maine tax-and-rent refund checks aren’t coming
The new state budget replaced the property tax and rent ‘circuit breaker’ program with a tax credit that provides far less relief.
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LePage has $340,000 for re-election campaign
The governor’s fundraising is on pace with Eliot Cutler’s and Mike Michaud’s, although Michaud has raised his money in a much shorter period of time.
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LePage campaign reports $340,000
Gov. Paul LePage’s campaign contributions are keeping up with his competitors in his bid for re-election.
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Candidates for governor bringing in big bucks
Campaign donations are rising in Maine as gubernatorial candidates woo supporters.
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Portland schools: LePage wrong about military recruiters
The district is now the third to say Gov. LePage is not correct by claiming uniformed military recruits are being barred from certain schools.
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Maine governor’s race already drawing big bucks
U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler post significant totals in finance reports, while LePage fundraising lags.
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Franklin hospital targets mortgage, technology following $15M MaineCare payment
The struggling Franklin Community Health Network will focus the $15.4 million it will receive from the state for MaineCare reimbursement on its mortgage and new technology.