Maine Attorney General Janet Mills ended months of speculation when she announced Monday that she will run for governor in 2018.
Christopher Cousins
State House Bureau Chief
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ANALYSIS
More than 130 Maine bills passed this year could die for lack of funding
There are still decisions worth potentially tens or hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars left to make when the Legislature returns for its last two days of this year’s session.
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LePage left fake vacation voicemail ‘to get Senators to return his call’
“I’m heading out of town for about 10 days and I’d like to speak with you before I leave,” said Gov. Paul LePage in a voicemail for Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta.
POLL QUESTION
Maine government shutdown ends after LePage and Gideon cut late-night budget deal
The House of Representatives voted 147-2 in favor of the deal at nearly 1 a.m. Tuesday and the Senate followed suit 35-0. LePage signed the budget into law.
Secretary of State Dunlap says Maine won’t release voter data to Trump’s voter-fraud panel
Dunlap said turning over the data would be unlawful because information submitted to the commission would be accessible by the public.
STATE & CAPITOL
Maine lawmakers will vote again today to end shutdown. Don’t hold your breath.
on July 03, 2017, at 8:19 a.m.
It’s day three of the government shutdown, and though the Legislature will return to the State House today to try to end it, some of the same issues that have been blocking it remain outstanding.
Maine House vote puts state on course to government shutdown
The budget bill passed in the Senate, but Republican opposition in the House denied it the two-thirds majority it needed, twice, to steer Maine away from a government shutdown.
LePage says he won’t sign latest budget proposal and will allow a shutdown
By Christopher Cousins and Michael Shepherd, BDN Staff on June 30, 2017, at 11:56 a.m.
“There will not be a signature on anything that increases taxes. There is plenty of money.”
POLL QUESTION
Late-night budget deal aims to dodge Maine government shutdown
By Christopher Cousins and Michael Shepherd, BDN Staff on June 29, 2017, at 9:28 p.m.
“If you’re looking for a perfect piece of work, this is not it. … My prayer is that we’ve come up with a document, while it isn’t perfect, that will be good enough to bring people together.”
POLL QUESTION
LePage hammers Senate GOP budget offer as shutdown approaches
By Christopher Cousins and Michael Shepherd, BDN Staff on June 29, 2017, at 9:22 a.m.
“If they put in a tax increase, get ready for a shutdown. End of story,” LePage said Thursday morning. “If you increase taxes without lowering the income tax, I will take my 10 days.”
Maine budget negotiators work toward a last-minute deal to avoid shutdown
It was unclear whether the budget proposal could garner two-thirds support.
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Maine ethics watchdog recommends major fine against GOP Senate whip
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Police are trying to find Alna man missing since Sunday
Lincoln firm sues Stored Solar as claims of unpaid loggers and taxes mount