Paul LePage

Gay marriage in Washington state: 279 licenses in first six hours

2012-12-06 10:18:00

Hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage, couples officially began receiving state licenses as Washington became the latest state to allow members of the same sex to marry. King County opened the doors to its...

Monster Mash: Removal of 'pro-labor' mural prompts outcry in Maine; Patti LuPone sounds off on 'Gypsy' movie

2011-03-30 16:33:06

Poll: Was Maine's governor right to remove the 'pro-labor' mural?

2011-04-05 16:33:23

UMF senior looks at domestic violence among Maine's veterans

2013-05-19 17:34:02

The challenge of domestic violence is an ongoing issue of concern for the state. It's also one that affects veterans, according to Dovey Balsam of Industry, who spent a year researching and proposing ways to help veterans and their families. "The...

Yarmouth worries over power plant

2013-05-20 02:14:02

The pending sale of Maine's largest power plant is expected to contribute to rising property taxes in Yarmouth, but town officials are more concerned about the long-term impacts of the transaction now that talks have broken down with the corporate...

Former Teacher of the Year on list of Portland layoffs

2013-05-20 02:14:02

Four years ago, Gloria L. Noyes found herself at the pinnacle of her teaching career. Noyes, who was teaching fifth grade at Westbrook's Congin Elementary School, was chosen by her peers and the Maine Department of Education as the 2009 Maine Teacher of...

Maine panel OKs Clean Election upgrade

2013-05-18 02:34:02

A bill to provide more public funding for Maine Clean Election Act candidates inched closer to approval Friday, following a 7-5 vote by the Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. The bill, L.D. 1309, sponsored by Sen. Edward Youngblood, R-...

LePage to Democrats: Act now, or bankrupt DHHS

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Blasting Democrats in the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks if lawmakers don't act to approve a new state budget. LePage's...

LePage vetoes bill calling for Internet sales tax study

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Gov. Paul LePage vetoed his sixth bill of the legislative session Friday afternoon. LD 319 directed Maine Revenue Services to review Maine's conformity with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, which is an agreement among several states and...

Maine abortion measures bring out passions

2013-05-17 02:34:02

Roberta Zuckerman and her husband wanted badly to have a second child. After miscarrying, she went through fertility treatments. She got pregnant and was ecstatic. Then she learned that the fetus had trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality that meant...

Committee passes bill linking hospital payment to Maine Medicaid expansion

2013-05-17 03:04:02

The debate over whether state government should link the payment of its $484 million debt to Maine hospitals to an expansion of Medicaid ratcheted up again Thursday. The debate began with dueling press conferences and moved on to a 7-5 party-line...

EDITORIAL: Don't allow obstinacy to kill good ideas

2013-05-17 03:04:02

There's an old expression about "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," and we hope practical politicians in Augusta will not allow that to happen. Maine needs to pay its hospitals and it can provide health insurance to its working poor -- but only...

Jewish leaders applauded Gov. Paul LePage's apology for likening the IRS to the Nazi secret police force.

2012-05-06 00:00:00

Maine Gov. Paul LePage , left, unveils a new "Open for Business" sign beneath the "Welcome to Maine" sign along Interstate 95 near the New Hampshire border

2011-03-18 00:00:00