Politics Jun 14 Republican Paul LePage looks ahead to Main's November governor race against Gov. Janet Mills By David Sharp, Associated Press
Politics Jun 13 2022 Maine Primary Election Results Maine's election results and maps for the 2022 midterm primary elections… By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Health Dec 28 Watch 9:10 Why Maine's governor and voters are in a fight over Medicaid expansion Voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid to most low-income adults -- that's at least 70,000 residents who stand to gain health insurance. But the law's fate is still unclear because Gov. Paul LePage says lawmakers… By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane
Health Nov 09 Why Maine voted to expand Medicaid -- and what's next Maine voters said they want to offer Medicaid to more people in the state, but in the face of opposition from Governor Paul LePage and the Trump administration, will it happen?… By Laura Santhanam
Politics Nov 08 Maine governor says voters wrong to approve Medicaid expansion Maine's governor says residents of his state made an expensive mistake when they voted to expand access to Medicaid, and he is hesitant to implement it at all. By Associated Press
Nov 07 Maine voters approve measure to expand Medicaid By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Tuesday's referendum represented the first time since the law took effect that the question of expansion had been put in front of U.S. voters. Continue reading
Oct 13 GOP's Susan Collins to stay in Senate and ditch governor run By David Sharp, Associated Press Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, introduces Senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, not pictured, at the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Sessions will warn at… Continue reading
Jul 06 Maine governor says 'the sooner print press goes away, the better society will be' By Associated Press LePage told a media outlet on Thursday: "I just love to sit in my office and make up ways so they'll write these stupid stories because they are just so stupid, it's awful."… Continue reading
Sep 27 Maine governor's claim that 90 percent of drug dealers are 'black or Hispanic' is unsubstantiated By Patrick Whittle and David Sharp, Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday released his informal documentation on drug arrests and they don't back up his claim that out-of-state blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of Maine's trafficking arrests for heroin and similar drugs. Continue reading
Jan 08 Maine governor sorry for remark about 'young white' girls By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine -- Republican Gov. Paul LePage apologized Friday for his remark about out-of-state drug dealers impregnating "young white" girls, calling it a slip of the tongue and saying he didn't mean to inject race into discussion of Maine's heroin… Continue reading