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OUR OPINION: LePage got our attention; now how about a real plan? | Kennebec Journal

Posted: December 08, 2011

Source: Kennebec Journal, December 8, 2011 Gutting MaineCare not responsible Gov. Paul LePage likes to talk about personal responsibility, but his...

WABI TV | Governor Proposes Big Changes To Medicaid Amidst Budget Shortfall

Posted: December 06, 2011

Source: WABI TV, Rob Poindexter, December 6th 2011 Click here to view video. Augusta - People enrolled in Maine's Medicaid program could see...

BDN | State budget task force agrees on $25 million in cuts

Posted: November 29, 2011

By Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News, Nov. 28, 2011 AUGUSTA, Maine — A state task force created to identify $25 million in budget cuts to address a...

MPBN | Maine 'Streamlining' Task Force Explores Cost-Cutting Potential of Natural Gas

Posted: November 28, 2011

Gov. Paul LePage's streamlining task force has signed off on a proposal that generates just over $25 million in savings in the current state budget....

LePage orders $100 million in cuts

Posted: August 05, 2011

BY MAL LEARY, Capital News Service AUGUSTA -- With federal budget cuts looming, Gov. Paul LePage has ordered state agencies to come up with ways to...

State budget worthy of support

Posted: June 13, 2011

Read more at the Bangor Daily News. EDITORIAL With little fanfare, the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee has in recent months approved...

Tough choices needed, but MPBN cuts bad move

Posted: May 31, 2011

Read more on seacoastonline.com May 26 — To the Editor: Balancing Maine's budget will require us all to work together to set priorities. There...

Democrat issues statement on proposed MPBN funding cuts, governor's office responds

Posted: May 16, 2011

Read more on WGME. A democratic lawmaker says he'll speak one on one with the governor over his plan to cut all of the Maine Public Broadcasting...

DEMOCRATIC LEADER RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED DEFUNDING OF MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Posted: May 16, 2011

AUGUSTA—Senate Democratic Leader Barry Hobbins of Saco released the following statement in response to Governor Paul LePage's latest change package...

House Appropriations co-chair submits resignation

Posted: May 15, 2011

Read more at WLBZ2 AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) The partisan fight over health insurance reform has led the co-chairman of the powerful...