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
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
The two-term former Republican governor is tending bar at McSeagulls Restaurant in Boothbay Harbor this summer. Read More
A bipartisan deal on a two-year Maine budget just below Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed spending mark of $8 billion won a legislative panel’s endorsement Wednesday. Read More
A thorny residency requirement threatens a proposed set of marijuana rules, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will likely get her first well-known challenger on Thursday and lawmakers may have a deal on a two-year state budget. Read More
Maine lawmakers are set to adjourn in nine days and have to put the finishing touches on a budget deal, consider marijuana and sports betting guidelines and sift through piles of bills. Read More
The state’s Office of Marijuana Policy said Wednesday that it has provisionally adopted rules for recreational marijuana sales and oversight, and that the rules are now up for review by the Legislature. Read More
“I am not normally one to get all political as I hate the state of politics and how hateful everyone seems to have become,” said the main organizer of the fundraiser. But in this case, “I am so deeply disgusted with Governor LePage.” Read More
