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Kennebec Journal: Veto battle finds support for LePage in Augusta

Posted: May 02, 2014

By Eric Russell Read more here A frantic session sees 32 of Gov. Paul LePage’s 48 vetoes upheld, but a key $32 million budget veto is overridden....

Portland Press Herald: Maine Legislature overrides LePage veto of tax credits for physicians in rural areas

Posted: May 02, 2014

By Joe Lawlor Read more here Credit will reduce income tax paid by rural doctors The Maine Legislature overrode Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a...

Bangor Daily News: Legislators crush LePage’s supplemental budget veto; bill becomes law

Posted: May 01, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage’s objections to the bipartisan supplemental budget bill that closes a more...

Mainebiz: $3M bond would help Down East lab

Posted: April 30, 2014

Read more here A $3 million bond proposal signed by Gov. Paul LePage would benefit Mount Desert Island Biological Lab, a nonprofit biomedical...

Bangor Daily News: To support local farmers, Legislature should stick with food hubs

Posted: April 29, 2014

By John Piotti Read more here Last week, Gov. Paul LePage vetoed LD 1431, a bill that could help small farms gain new markets and move more local...

Bangor Daily News: LePage vetoes bipartisan supplemental budget bill, citing ‘gimmicks’

Posted: April 28, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a supplemental budget bill that was crafted by the Legislature and...

MPBN: Maine Governor Vetoes Another Budget Bill

Posted: April 28, 2014

By Mal Leary Read more here The governor blasted lawmakers in his veto message, saying the measure, aimed at closing a projected $32 million...

Seacoast Online: LePage vetoes bill to fill $32M budget gap

Posted: April 28, 2014

Read more here BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill Friday that would close a $32 million gap in the state's $6.3...

Portland Press Herald: LePage vetoes bill to fill $32 million budget gap

Posted: April 26, 2014

Read more here Lawmakers will need two-thirds majority in both chambers to override the veto. Republican Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill Friday that...

MPBN: MaineCare Rides Contract Award Raises Concern

Posted: April 25, 2014

Reported by Patty B. Wright You can read more here. Maine's Department of Health and Human Services has selected new brokers to run the state's...