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Maine Bars Will Be Able to Open at 6am This Sunday on St. Patrick's Day

Renee Nelson — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:22:12 +0000

Gov. Paul LePage is signing the bill to allow bars to open and serve alcohol a few hours earlier when St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday. That is what happens this weekend. Sunday is March 17th and that is St. Paddy’s Day.

Gov. Paul LePage + Lawmakers Work Quickly to Protect Names of Concealed Weapons Permit Holders

Renee Nelson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:22:53 +0000

Gov. Paul LePage has signed off on the emergency legislation to temporarily keep confidential the names of Mainers with a permit to carry concealed guns. The lawmakers moved quickly to pass the emergency legislation and the governor signed it right away.

Gov. Paul LePage 'State of the State' Address Tonight

Renee Nelson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:22:48 +0000

Gov. LePage will give his 2nd State of the State speech this evening, February 5th. LePage, a Republican, will address the Democratic-majority joint session of the House and Senate with his speech about the accomplishments and his goals. The State of the State address is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Jon James' Take on 'Baxter in the Blaine House' [AUDIO]

Jon James — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:08:54 +0000

Friday, Governor Paul LePage read "Baxter in the Blaine House," at St. John's School in Winslow. Baxter is the LePage's dog and is becoming quite well known thanks to this book about him. Personally, I haven't yet read the book so I did what I like to do. I wrote my own version of it and present it to you here today. Enjoy!

Gov. Paul LePage Declares MLK Day as a 'Day of Service'

Mac Dickson — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:21:42 +0000

Maine Gov. Paul LePage Sunday proclaimed Monday to be the Martin Luther King, Jr. 'Day of Service.' The governor says the Martin Luther King holiday was designated as a national day of volunteer service when it was first enacted back in 1994 and it's the only federal holiday commemorated as a national day of service.

The Maine Labor Mural is Back on Display

Renee Nelson — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:21:11 +0000

A mural depicting labor history that Gov. Paul LePage ordered removed from the lobby of the Maine Department of Labor is going back on display in Augusta. It will not be at the labor department. It was announced that the mural will set up in the in the atrium of the Cultural Building. That is the entry area for the Maine State Museum, Library and Archives.

The Lawmakers are Back on the Job in Augusta

Renee Nelson — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:33:16 +0000

The Maine Legislature has reconvened and is getting back to work. They have a lot to look at this session. However, there is still not a change in the stalemate between Democratic legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who's declined to meet with them.

Maine is Considering an Expansion on BPA Ban

Renee Nelson — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:15:50 +0000

The ban on BPA (bisphenol A), a potentially hazardous chemical, may grow from bottles and sippy cups to food packaging. The state’s Board of Environmental Protection is talking about the potential expansion.

Governor LePage is Going to Let the Fed Set Up Heath Insurance Exchanges

Renee Nelson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:06:42 +0000

Maine will let the federal government take the lead in setting up a mandated online health insurance market. States had to decide whether to set these exchanges up or let the federal government do it for them. Maine Gov. Paul LePage said “he is not lifting a finger,” and “we’re going to let Mr. Obama do a federal exchange. It’s his bill.”

Governor and Mrs. LePage say 'Thank You' for Supporting Their Food Drive

Renee Nelson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:16:20 +0000

Governor and Mrs. LePage want to say ‘Thank you’ to everyone who helped out this year with the governor’s annual food drive. Maine's first family says the food drive in which donors dropped off non-perishables at the Blaine House brought in about 1,568 pounds of food for Maine families.