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Paul LePage, Maine Governor, Signs Legislation To Rebuild State's Deer Herd

May 23rd 2012 - 05:39PM

With hopes of rebuilding a deer herd that has shrunk sharply in parts of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage has signed legislation to implement strategies that include restoring habitats that shelter the animals in the winter and thinning out the population of their main predator, the coyote.

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Perry Applauds Maine Gov's Controversial Advice To Unemployed

By Nick Wing May 09th 2012 - 09:52AM

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Tuesday that he agrees with Maine Gov. Paul LePage's (R) suggestion earlier this week that any unemployed "able-bodied people out there" need to "get off the couch" and get a job.

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Paul Lepage, Maine Governor, Signs Mining Bill In State With Long History

By Jessica Leader May 07th 2012 - 05:52PM

Gov. Paul LePage has signed a new mining regulatory bill, but that doesn't mean mining is new in Maine.

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Paul LePage, Republican Governor Of Maine, Calls State Workers 'Corrupt'

By The Huffington Post News Editors Apr 27th 2012 - 11:56PM

Maine's blunt-speaking governor is again creating a ruckus with his offhanded remarks – this time by calling state government middle managers "about as corrupt as can be."

paul lepage News From the Web

  • 06/04/12 LePage, Pingree align on collecting Internet sales... Source: Kennebec Journal - Augusta ME Gov. Paul LePage is urging passage of a bill in Congress that would allow states to collect tax on sales over the Internet, but only U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree , D-1st District, is supporting the bill, with the rest of the delegation saying they are not convinced.
  • 06/03/12 Short hits: Disrespecting and upholding voters and... Source: Bangor Daily News - Bangor ME Last year about this time, the Maine Legislature and Governor ended the nearly 40 year practice of election day registration.
  • 06/03/12 OUR OPINION: 'Not LePage' not enough Source: Morning Sentinel - Waterville ME It was only four years ago, after losing the Congress and the White House, people said the Republicans had lost touch with the country, were on the wrong side of demographic trends and were destined to go the way of the Whigs.
  • 06/01/12 Democrats vow to take control of Legislature Source: NBC - WLBZ 2 - Bangor ME The three-day convention will see party activists celebrating their chance to re-elect President Obama, but will also focus lots of attention on their hope to take back control of the Maine Legislature.
  • 06/01/12 Bill Nemitz: Poliquin claws to get grip on gov's... Source: Farmington Sentinel - Farmington ME What do the good citizens of Maine do when our state treasurer develops a man crush on our governor?

Background on paul lepage

Paul Richard LePage (born October 9, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who has been the 74th governor of Maine since 2011. A Republican, he was previously mayor of Waterville from 2003 to 2011, and was a city councilor before that.

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