Undeterred by national controversy surrounding similar bills passed in Indiana and Arkansas, the proposal has the support the entire Senate GOP leadership team.
At a Chamber of Commerce summit Thursday night, Gov. LePage blasted lawmakers for supporting the revenue sharing bill, and engaged in a brief joust with Troy Jackson, who prodded the governor with a reference to his ‘black heart.’
I know, I know, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. In its annual legislative scorecard, the Maine AFL-CIO gave Republican Gov. Paul LePage a big fat zero. He joined just four lawmakers — all Republicans — whose votes opposed the group’s positions at each turn. The Maine AFL-CIO represents more than 160 local […]
