Gov Paul LePage

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 [...]

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LePage Liquor Lead Has Forgotten History with Big Tobacco

by admin March 12, 2013 Ethics

In February of 2012, Gerald T. Reid was appointed the Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operations, a bureau of the Department of Administrative & Financial Services. Reid has become the architect for Governor Paul LePage’s proposal to rebid the state’s wholesale liquor contract and use the proceeds to issue a revenue [...]

Tagged as: Gerry Reid, Governor Paul LePage, liquor, maine legislature

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Former Superintendent & “Double Dipper” Hired by Bowen for High-Level Post

by Blaine January 11, 2013 Education

Three days after Governor LePage criticized “double dippers,” superintendents who retire to draw a pension and then return to work in taxpayer funded positions, we have been made aware that a high-level employee of Education Commissioner Steve Bowen is a “double dipper.” Former Superintendent of Regional School Unit 2, Donald Siviski began working as a temporary [...]

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Influx of Corporate Money Unable to Influence Charter Commission

by Blaine January 11, 2013 Campaign Finance

The opening week of the legislative session has been dominated by a discussion about education and charter schools. The Maine Charter School Commission on Tuesday rejected four of the five applicants seeking to open a charter school for the 2013-2014 school year.  The Commission is a seven member board, comprised of 3 members from the [...]

Tagged as: ALEC, Charter Schools, Education, Governor LePage, Governor Paul LePage, LePage

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Second “Double Dipper” Found on LePage Administration Payroll

by Blaine January 10, 2013 Ethics

In a scathing news conference yesterday, Governor LePage repeatedly expressed his displeasure at “double-dippers” who draw a salary while collecting a pension from the state retirement system. Focusing on superintendents, LePage called the practice “unconscionable” and that he thinks it is “absolutely disgusting.” When MPBN reporter A.J. Higgins questioned LePage about his own Commissioner of [...]

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