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Maine Democrats scramble after governor blocks Medicaid expansion
ReutersBOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Democratic legislators in Maine scrambled on Tuesday to muster the votes needed to override Republican Governor Paul LePage's late-night veto of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to an additional 60,000 people. LePage...Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Regional Authority, Personal Income, U.S. Supreme Court
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Maine Governor Courting Gunmakers
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceMaine Gov. Paul LePage's administration is actively courting gunmakers and ammunition manufacturers to relocate to that state, focusing on companies that have threatened to leave states that have passed new gun control measures. In an op-ed column for...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Periodicals
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Revelers worldwide start to mark St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds cheered and bagpipes bellowed as New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade kicked off Saturday, and people with a fondness for anything Irish began a weekend of festivities from the Louisiana bayou to Dublin. With the...
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Maine governor calls IRS Nazis
KIAHRepublicans are anti-Obama-- no question. But now they are comparing his requiring folks to buy health insurance to Nazi tactics. In his weekly radio address Saturday, Paul LePage, governor of Maine (and a Republican) said, "We the people have been told...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Health Insurance, Judaism, Regional Authority, Entertainment
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Tom Israel: Elections show voters having second thoughts about tea party
The latest local and state elections results suggest that voters have second thoughts about the tea party’s political agenda. Consider the following: • In Ohio, unions scored a victory. Voters elected tea party-backed John Kasich as their...Tags: Referenda, Crime, Law and Justice, Israel, Immigration, Labor Legislation
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Scott takes early lead in ‘Worst Governor’ polling
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott is off to an early lead in “The Worst Governor Ever” race. The Transport Workers Union posted a video earlier this week featuring actors portraying four Republican governors — Scott Walker of Wisconsin, John Kasich of... -
Rick Scott – “The Worst Governor Ever”?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Transport Workers of America are sponsoring a not-quite-tongue-in-check contest to select “The Worst Governor Ever” — and a video put together by the group is submitting Gov. Rick Scott as an early favorite. The video has actors... -
Poll: Was Maine's governor right to remove the 'pro-labor' mural?
Culture MonsterControversial Maine mural removed by Gov. Paul LePage continues to stoke public debate... -
Monster Mash: Removal of 'pro-labor' mural prompts outcry in Maine; Patti LuPone sounds off on 'Gypsy' movie
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Govs to fed: Avoid causing states any more pain
WASHINGTON - Their states on the brink of financial catastrophe, governors pleaded Saturday for the divided federal government to avoid doing anything that would hamper the tenuous economic recovery back home. Their message to Washington: prevent a...Tags: Haley Barbour, Crime, Law and Justice, Mike Beebe, Washington (U.S. state), Arkansas
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Maine gov. who blasted critics changes MLK plans
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has changed his plans and attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast just days after saying critics of his decision to skip other holiday weekend events could "kiss my butt." LePage attended the...Tags: Politics, NAACP, Regional Authority, Martin Luther King Day, Elections
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