Gov. Paul LePage, who will leave office on Jan. 2, may best be remembered for outbursts and a record-setting number of vetoes that made his legacy as much or more about what he blocked than what he got passed Read More
LePage's Legacy
Over the last eight-plus years, Paul LePage grabbed as many headlines for his blunt, sometimes inflammatory comments as for his policy proposals. Read More
A shortfall persisted despite several alarming outbreaks, from H1N1 to Ebola, and has left the U.S. more vulnerable now to the coronavirus, experts say. Read More
Former Gov. Paul LePage confirmed on Monday that he was paid in 2019 by a lobbying firm to advocate for Central Maine Power’s hydropower corridor, which has been perhaps the hottest political issue facing his Democratic successor. Read More
The former two-term Republican governor has been teasing a potential run against Gov. Janet Mills since before he left office. Read More
While the Bangor facility was once intended to house patients after leaving Riverview Psychiatric Center, Gov. Janet Mills announced last year that her administration was re-evaluating its purpose. Read More
The former Republican governor won't be voting in Maine's presidential primaries on March 3. Read More
An impending bill that will overhaul state-tribal relations will test how willing Maine is to repair its relationship with its indigenous tribes. Read More
Paul LePage used his first major public appearance since leaving office to try to reframe his eight controversial years as Maine's governor — and to continue teasing a possible run in 2022. Read More
It’s unclear what role LePage will play in the race, but his early backing could give Dale Crafts an instant shot of credibility with donors and party activists unfamiliar with him. Read More
Former Gov. Paul LePage hinted there would be a Republican primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in 2020, saying in a Thursday radio interview that U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a freshman Democrat, should be ready for “one hell of a battle.” Read More
Former Gov. Paul LePage said he’s “always supported” Sen. Susan Collins and is confident that she will run and win again in 2020 in the face of an aggressive Democratic effort to unseat her. Read More
This is just a partial list of the devastation LePage caused. He likes to spin a fictitious story of a great legacy, but the facts reveal the miserable truth. Read More
A superior court judge has ended a lawsuit a state senator brought against the state a year ago after then-Gov. Paul LePage’s administration missed a legal deadline to bring Maine’s public health nursing program back to full staffing. Read More
The move from the Democratic governor comes after Portland has processed 350 asylum seekers since last month. Read More
A Penobscot County legislator who has said Democrats are waging a “war on whites” kicked off a 2020 run against an incumbent Republican state senator on Tuesday with an endorsement from former Gov. Paul LePage. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills has delayed action on a legislative proposal to guarantee increased funding to embattled nursing homes as the state reviews a federal payment cap that a top advocate says the Mills administration has misinterpreted in its explanation of the move. Read More
Maine's former Republican governor spent all or part of at least 80 days outside of the state during his last year in office, according to travel records that revealed trips that had not previously been disclosed. Read More
The Democratic House speaker got lots of national buzz about her nascent campaign, which she says won't take corporate money though she did at the state level. Read More
If the efforts make the November ballot, it could be a fascinating three-way campaign with Christian conservatives as the nexus of opposition to the bills and broader coalitions forming. Read More
In a concurrent ruling, three of the judges warned that LePage acted legally under a "narrow" exception, however, and warned future government leaders to be careful. Read More
A deal that solved a thorny split on reforms to Maine's workers' compensation system was key to the passage of a two-year budget on Friday. Read More
