After the past six years of embarrassments brought on by our governor- culminating in the absurd circus of the past week- every Mainer should hope that Gov. LePage will decide to resign from office. Our state has too many pressing problems- most notably the opioid epidemic that is claiming roughly one life per day in […]
Much has been made of Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s recent comments about drug addiction and recovery treatment. In regards to the overdose-reversing drug known as naloxone, or Narcan, LePage has said that the drug doesn’t save lives, it merely extends them. As has been reiterated by an endless stream of physicians, emergency medical responders, police […]
On Thursday, the announcement by Maine House Speaker Mark Eves (D) that he has filed a lawsuit against Maine Governor Paul LePage made headlines across the state and nation. Filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, the civil suit alleges that LePage was acting out of “personal rage, vindictiveness and partisan malice” when he threatened […]
First reported on the Maine Beacon website, a retired librarian from Cape Elizabeth named Louise Sullivan received a handwritten response from Gov. LePage after she sent him a letter asking him to resign. The letter, which is dated for July 16th, reads: Louise, I bet you would like to see me resign. You live in […]
Following Governor LePage’s town hall meeting last night at Thornton Academy in Saco, Andi Parkinson was chased down in the parking lot. Parkinson, who shot the video of former Democratic state Rep. Joanne T. Twomey of Biddeford being escorted out of the building by security following what’s coming to be known as “the Vaseline incident,” […]
On Friday, Maine author Stephen King tweeted that Governor LePage, “needs to man up and apologize.” For anyone who’s had their head under a rock (or buried in a March Madness bracket) for the past several days- King’s remark was in response to false claims made by the governor in his weekly radio address on […]
The Maine People’s Alliance has announced a protest to be held on St. Patrick’s Day at the Maine State House. The intent of the protest is to call attention to the negative impacts of Governor LePage’s budget proposal. Here’s the statement in full: “Mainers Will Protest Gov. LePage’s “Pot of Gold” for the Wealthy On […]
“If Governor LePage and his minions want to go after Mayor Brennan and his cohorts for financial mismanagement, so be it. But I’ll be damned if I’m gonna watch quietly as the conversation- about homeless shelter occupants in Portland having upwards of 20 thousand dollars in liquid assets– shifts to fodder for the anti-welfare crowd as […]
