LePage Veto

LePage signs a smiley face on his veto of LD 1781

by Mkazas May 30, 2012 Gov Paul LePage

Yesterday Governor Paul LePage vetoed LD 1781 “An Act to Restructure the National Board Certification Program for Teachers” saying that he believes that a state-wide solution is needed and accused the Maine Education Association (MEA) of slowing professional development efforts. The Governor seemed to delight in the veto as he drew a smiley face next to [...]

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Maine Legislature may reconvene due to LePage’s vetoes

by Mkazas April 17, 2012 Appropriations

On April 14, 2012, Governor LePage line-item vetoed two items in the recently passed supplemental budget due to his belief that the budget did nothing to restructure the welfare system. Now the Legislature has to decide whether it will reconvene to deal with LePage’s vetoes. Even before the supplemental budget was taken up by the [...]

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Senate and House vote to override LePage veto of LD 1003

by Mkazas April 4, 2012 Gov Paul LePage

This morning the Maine Senate voted 35-0 to overturn Governor LePage’s veto of LD 1003 a “Resolve, To Assist Maine Schools To Obtain Federal Funds for Medically Necessary Services.” Yesterday the House voted to override the veto with a 124 to 16 vote. LePage has used his veto power 17 times since taking office, but [...]

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LePage veto contradicts December Executive Order

by The State of Maine January 6, 2012 Gov Paul LePage

On Thursday, Governor Paul LePage vetoed proposed legislation intended to increase energy efficiency in state buildings. The bill, LD 1264, An Act To Improve the Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings and Create Jobs, was sponsored by Senator Philip Bartlett (D-Gorham), who serves on the Energy, Utilities and Technology committee. It would have made public buildings energy efficient, saved [...]

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