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Governor LePage Before Appropriations Committee Today

by Blaine May 19, 2013 Uncategorized

Today at the conclusion of a hearing on the Committee of Appropriations, Governor LePage demanded to address the committee.  When asked by Senator Hill to allow the committee to adjourn the Governor lost his cool and refused an offer to meet with the committee at a more appropriate time. Full audio here: LePage AFA clip

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LePage Liquor Plan Author’s Tobacco Marketing Past

by Blaine March 17, 2013 Ethics

Last week we revealed that Gerald Reid, Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operations failed to mention his past history marketing various cigarette brands as a marketing executive for Brown & Williamson Tobacco, one of the four companies that partook in the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement agreement.. The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Online Litigation Document Archive houses documents [...]

Tagged as: Gerry Reid, Governor Paul LePage, liquor

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National Election Analyst Puts LePage Re-Election on “Red Alert”

by Blaine February 21, 2013 Election

Larry Sabato, a national recognized election analyst and Director of the the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics has put Governor LePage’s re-election on “red alert…in which the incumbent party is, at best, a tiny favorite to hold the seat.” Sabato lists a number of potential challengers that have been rumored to be Democratic candidates including both [...]

Tagged as: Election 2014, Governor Paul LePage

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Governor Rick Scott of Florida Ignores Commissioner Mayhew’s Advice, Supports Obamacare Medicaid Expansion

by Blaine February 20, 2013 Gov Paul LePage

Governor Rick Scott of Florida has announced this afternoon that he supports accepting federal funding to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  In this afternoon’s press conference Scott stated in a news release: While the federal government is committed to paying 100 percent of the cost of new people in Medicaid, I [...]

Tagged as: Mary Mahew, Medicaid

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Legislature to Vote on Shielding Concealed Weapons Permit Information

by Blaine February 18, 2013 Ethics

The Maine House Republicans just announced via Facebook that tomorrow, February 19, 2013, the House will hold a roll call vote on LD 576, Governor LePage’s emergency legislation.  The resolve would place a moratorium on public access to concealed weapons permit information for four months. From the announcement it appears that no public hearing will [...]

Tagged as: concealed weapons, FOAA, transparency

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Republican Lawmakers Seek Special Treatment for Concealed Weapons Permit Holders

by Blaine February 15, 2013 Ethics

Yesterday, Maine Republican legislative leaders hastily called a press conference to voice their opposition to a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request by the Bangor Daily News seeking information on concealed weapon permit holders from all police departments in the state.  The paper indicated that they were not intending to use this information for publication, [...]

Tagged as: concealed weapons, Guns, Representative Ken Fredette, Senator Michael Thibodeau

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Amid Revenue Collapse, Republican Lawmaker Calls for Capital Gains Tax Cut

by Blaine February 12, 2013 Budget

Yesterday, the Maine Legislature Joint Committee on Taxation held a hearing on L.D. 65, “An Act to Reduce the Income Tax on Capital Gains” sponsored by Rep. Richard Malaby (R-Hancock).  Malaby has enlisted 9 Republican cosponsors of the measure.  The fiscal impact of the proposal has yet to be calculated by the legislature’s Office of Fiscal [...]

Tagged as: Budget, Capital Gains, Malaby

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LePage Advisor Littlefield Sighted at State House in Advance of State of the State Speech

by Blaine February 5, 2013 Gov Paul LePage

Seen at the State House today was Lepage Senior Political Advisor Brent Littlefield lunching with the Governor’s Chief of Staff John McGough. No word if Littlefield was brought in to manage spin for tonight’s State of the State address, continue the LePage takeover of the Maine GOP or some other task. Littlefield, owner of Littlefield [...]

Tagged as: Brent Littlefield, Governor Paul LePage, Maine Republican Party

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The Ongoing LePage Takeover of the Maine GOP

by Blaine February 4, 2013 Election 2014

Over the weekend, Chair Rich Cebra announced that Jason Savage had accepted the position of Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party.  Savage worked on LePage’s gubernatorial campaign and was most recently the head of Maine People Before Politics,  ”a non-profit, membership based organization focused on improving Maine’s future by stepping out and away from [...]

Tagged as: Governor Paul LePage, Jason Savage, Maine Republican Party

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Collins Ready To Seek Re-Election as Questions Loom About Potential Conservative Primary Challenger

by Blaine February 1, 2013 Campaign Finance

With 642 days until the November 2014 elections, it appears Senator Susan Collins is positioning herself to seek a fourth term to the United States Senate. Collins is currently Maine’s senior senator serving on the Committee on Appropriations, Special Committee on Aging and the Select Committee on Intelligence. A recent poll by Public Policy Polling [...]

Tagged as: Election 2014, Susan Collins, U.S. Senate

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