Returning to Augusta reminds budget panel members how deeply they disagree
Maine legislators got some work done on Wednesday, but they still have more to do and left the State House on a sour note.
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Maine legislative budget panel to meet, but with no clear sign that feud has ended
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has set a time to go over unfinished work on Wednesday. What isn’t set is a deal.
Report on child protection failures spurs legislators to rethink privacy, red-flag laws
Lawmakers are moving swiftly toward proposing measures they think will strengthen protections for abused children, but not swiftly enough for some.
Maine is edging closer to a public campaign financing crisis
A bill left unfinished by the Legislature earlier this year could prevent the Maine Ethics Commission from dispersing clean election funds to candidates after July 1.
What happens to state aid for Maine schools if legislators fail to get their act together
The state is telling school districts not to worry if the Legislature doesn’t return to Augusta to approve a perennial bill releasing funding.
Even when the Democrats who want LePage’s job argue, they mostly agree
The front-runner in the field is drawing criticism, but Democrats mostly agree on taxes while dividing on some of the specifics.
LePage will stump for Republican who wants to oust Elizabeth Warren
Lame-duck Gov. Paul LePage is hitting the campaign trail for a U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts.
Maine’s elections czar is still refining how ranked-choice voting will work
In Maine’s race to implement ranked-choice voting, a courier has been hired, rules are coming and the secretary of state is going on the road.
LePage renews feud with Janet Mills by ripping her campaign’s first TV ad
The governor says the Democratic gubernatorial candidate is “not telling the truth” in a new ad that references a fight with his office.
Expect lots of love for LePage and a tense afternoon at this year’s Maine GOP convention
The Maine Republican Party’s state convention may begin with a tense tribute on Friday before candidates wrangle on-stage tomorrow.
