Paul LePage
Connections
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When I was mayor, I was able to reduce taxes without reducing services. I know that it can be done if local officials are willing to make the same difficult decisions I made as mayor
Additionally, I question why the Legislature seems so focused on passing bills without significant support, especially when they are likely to receive a veto on my desk
From day one, Paul LePage has been on an ideological crusade to dismantle and destroy public education in Maine. Now he's hit a new low with his so-called grading systemMore quotes »
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Appropriations Committee schedules Sunday session
Gov. Paul LePage says the Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks, and he's blaming the Democratic-led Legislature for inaction on his budget proposal. Democrats, meanwhile, are accusing the administration 5/18/13 from WMTW Portland Channel 8 Read more »
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Maine State House tension grows over budget
Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks, and he’s blaming the Democratic-led Legislature for inaction on his budget proposal. Democrats, meanwhile, from Boston.com Read more »
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LePage: State will run out of money for DHHS bills June 10
enough money to pay all of our providers,” Mayhew wrote in the letter. Mayhew’s letter prompted a more terse letter from Gov. Paul LePage to legislative leaders, in which he called on Democrats to propose an alternative to his unpopular budget proposal. “If from Sun Journal Read more »
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LePage: MaineCare broke in three weeks without new budget
of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, left, and Gov. Paul LePage answer questions during a news conference on Thursday in the State House in Augusta. That statement, however, led Democrats to accuse the LePage administration of "mismanagement" from Kennebec Journal Read more »
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CMP, governor celebrate power-line upgrade
upgrade to Maine's electrical grid would mean to the local economy. Central Maine Power President Sara Burns, left, Gov. Paul LePage, center, and Iberdrola Chairman Ignacio Galan listen to Maine Power Reliability Program project manager Bill Sawyer during from Sun Journal Read more »