Tag Archives: William Tuell
LePage’s prison power play rekindles enmity from 2017 shutdown fight with lawmakers
LePage closed a Washington County prison by surprise this morning
The first big State House fight of 2018 could pit politicians against petitioners
LePage rips GOP state senator over prison closure dispute
Gov. Paul LePage claimed Tuesday that members of the Legislature are reneging on a deal regarding the closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport, but didn’t provide many details. Noting that state government sends more aid to Washington County than it receives in revenue from Down East, LePage said during a radio interview Tuesday […]
At crunch time, Maine’s budget talks move to back rooms and dark corners
“PLEASE NOTE: The committee will likely continue to break for caucus during, or in lieu of, scheduled budget work sessions.” Those words appeared Sunday in a summary of the work on the biennial state budget that is left to be done by the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, and they mean the budget crunch is upon us. […]