Tobacco funds to spark fight
The next major debate in the Appropriations Committee comes Friday, when those who receive funds or benefit from programs paid for by tobacco settlement money come to the State House. The proposed...
View ArticleLePage more popular than Baldacci
Republican Gov. Paul LePage is more popular with Maine voters than former Gov. John Baldacci was near the end of his term, according to a recent poll by Public Policy Polling. The North Carolina-based...
View ArticleUnderwood gets "Servivr" license plate
Secretary of State Charlie Summers and a few of GOP state Senators gathered in the chamber this morning to give "Survivor" star Ashley Underwood a specialized license plate. Underwood, a Benton...
View ArticleMaine's 'Open for Business' sign came from Alabama
After Gov. Paul LePage last week installed an "Open for Business" sign on I-95 in Kittery, some people wondered if the sign was installed on the right border. After all, the sign was manufactured by a...
View ArticleLePage sets "positive tone" with GOP caucus
Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, said Gov. Paul LePage set a "positive tone" Thursday at a meeting with Senate Republicans. The governor, also a Republican, talked to the caucus about the...
View ArticleLatin American group meets with LePage
Ralph Carmona, president of Portland League of United Latin American Citizens, and Marc Mutty, treasurer of the group, met with Gov. Paul LePage today to emphasize the importance of Latinos to Maine...
View ArticleNew bill: Voters must approve tax and fee increases
The Legislature's State and Local Government Committee took testimony Monday morning on L.D. 1248, which would require voters to approve tax and fee increases. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Thibodeau,...
View ArticleFlood sets aggressive budget timetable
Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Flood, R-Winthrop, told fellow committee members Monday he hopes to have the budget voted out of committee by May 16. In addition to work through the week,...
View ArticleBill to raise speed limit in northern Maine
A group of northern Maine lawmakers are backing a bill that would raise the speed limit on Interstate 95 from Old Town to Houlton. Rep. Alex Willette, R-Mapleton, is the primary sponsor of L.D. 1557,...
View ArticleThe battle over MPBN
Executives from the Maine Public Broadcasting Network are expected to once again plead their case to state lawmakers Monday as they face the total elimination of all of their state funding. Last week,...
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