Tag Archives: Larry Dunphy

A Maine Democrat’s day in the national convention spotlight

Good morning from downtown Gardiner, where it’s already hot and I’m feeling the effects of a sunburn from a weekend on Webb Pond in Hancock County. But I’ll power through, because it’s my job to tell you about the Maine delegation feeling the Bern in Philadelphia at the Democratic National Convention. The roll call vote to […]

LePage: Hike next governor’s salary, shrink Maine Legislature

Two bills unveiled by Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday would raise his successor’s salary and shrink the Maine Legislature by about a third in 2018. The Republican governor’s bills were referenced to a legislative committee on Tuesday, but they may not go anywhere, if only because they were introduced in the waning days of the 2016 session. […]