LePage has more face time with Trump today
He and three other Republican governors will meet with the president for about an hour, but we don’t know what it’s about.
Tag Archives: Richard Rosen
It’s crunch time on Maine’s budget, but lawmakers are arguing about everything else
The Legislature will breeze past its scheduled adjournment on Wednesday because of the two-year budget impasse, but things got testy on Tuesday about what seemed like everything but the budget. In the House of Representatives, Republicans attacked Democrats for supposedly not backing police. In the Senate, Democrats hit Republicans who backed what they called an […]
LePage rips GOP state senator over prison closure dispute
Gov. Paul LePage claimed Tuesday that members of the Legislature are reneging on a deal regarding the closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport, but didn’t provide many details. Noting that state government sends more aid to Washington County than it receives in revenue from Down East, LePage said during a radio interview Tuesday […]
What’s next for ranked-choice voting in Maine?
Good morning from Augusta, where the implementation of ranked-choice voting hangs in limbo. The system, which election reform advocates have called a “better way to vote,” could be headed back to voters or could die at the hands of the Legislature, depending on what happens with two 11th-hour bills allowed into the legislative process on […]
Democrats reveal details of LePage’s $38 million tax plan
Two Democratic representatives who say they’re tired of Gov. Paul LePage’s administration concealing from the public how he wants to pay for a $38 million tax conformity bill revealed Thursday to the Bangor Daily News what they say he has proposed. The Republican governor’s administration declined to answer questions from the BDN on Thursday about the proposal […]
Daily Brief: State of the State preview and Maine’s dying (?) middle class
Gov. Paul LePage will address a joint session of the divided Legislature for the second time in a month when he delivers his State of the State address tonight in the Maine House of Representatives. The speech is expected to be more policy-oriented than his January inaugural address, as the governor makes his budget pitch […]
Daily Brief: Richard Rosen confirmation hearings begin and dissing Dunkin’ Donuts
Good morning from Augusta. The House and Senate return to the State House today for the first time in a week after having their absence extended by two days because of the weather. It’s going to be a busy day. Some of the more than 1,500 bills proposed by lawmakers and several dozen bills forwarded by […]
Richard Rosen opts out of race to replace Michaud in CD2
Richard Rosen — the Bucksport Republican who announced his candidacy for the 2nd Congressional District in August, and reiterated his intention to run just two weeks ago — has withdrawn his hat from the ring. In an email to the Bangor Daily News on Friday, Rosen said he has decided to continue his nearly two […]
Poliquin, Raye earn ‘young guns’ nod from NRCC
Kevin Raye and Bruce Poliquin, two GOP 2nd Congressional District hopefuls, got early nods from the National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday, a sign that top party leaders in D.C. think both candidates stand a chance at winning the open seat. Raye, a former Maine Senate President from Perry, and Poliquin, a former State Treasurer […]
Maine politics that doesn’t involve crashing into a moose
This is the first of what will be an occasional feature here at State & Capitol: A round-up of political news tidbits that didn’t merit a full story, but are still worth noting. In the past, this sort of thing would be called a “Reporter’s Notebook,” but that phrase seems a bit … outdated. If […]
