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LSJ: Emerge Maine honors lawmakers Hill and Rotundo as women of the year

Posted: September 04, 2014

Staff Report Read more here. PORTLAND — An organization dedicated to electing Democratic female candidates to public office has named state...

MPBN: Rising Jail Costs Prompt Maine Corrects Board to Seek More Funding

Posted: August 25, 2014

By Mal Leary Read More here AUGUSTA, Maine - The State Board of Corrections has voted unanimously to ask lawmakers in January for an additional $2...

BDN: LePage gives raises to executive staff, withholds raises for 100 state attorneys

Posted: August 25, 2014

By Mario Moretto Read More here. AUGUSTA, Maine — Roughly 100 attorneys working for the state have been waiting nearly two months to receive...

TROUBLED RIDES VENDOR RECEIVES $5 MILLION IN UNEXPLAINED STATE MONEY

Posted: June 17, 2014

The Department no-shows to meeting; questions remain unanswered   AUGUSTA—The LePage administration on Tuesday again failed to meet with the...

SENATOR HILL URGES U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO SUPPORT GRANT FOR SARAH MILDRED LONG BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

Posted: June 02, 2014

Sarah Mildred Long bridge nearing end of useful life; rated structurally deficient & functionally obsolete   AUGUSTA - Democratic Senator Dawn...

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....

BUDGET PANEL BACKS FUNDING TO ADDRESS DRUG CRISIS

Posted: May 01, 2014

Provides $1.7 million for treatment and enforcement   AUGUSTA -- Lawmakers on the state’s budget writing panel overwhelmingly approved $1.7...

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...

LEGISLATURE’S BUDGET BECOMES LAW DESPITE LEPAGE VETO

Posted: May 01, 2014

Budget eliminates and reduces DHHS wait lists for people with disabilities, ups reimbursements for struggling nursing homes AUGUSTA -- Despite...

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...