Legislature and LePage agree: Rural residents given right to question wind turbines
Rural residents from Maine's Unorganized Territories won their fight to pass legislation giving them greater say in the siting of industrial wind turbines.
LePage ordered an approved $100K payment to charter school stopped when Eves named head of school
Gov. Paul LePage reversed a routine and state-approved payment to a Fairfield nonprofit that operates a charter school.
Free meals and rooms to lawmakers not always disclosed under ethics laws
The recent two-day conference that corporate giant Time Warner put on for Maine legislators has revealed loopholes in the state’s ethics laws that make it difficult for voters to know if their elected representatives took part.
Memo: LePage inserted himself in religious discrimination case against Moody’s Diner
Gov. Paul LePage inserted himself into a state law enforcement proceeding about a religious discrimination case and threatened to go to court if the legal process was not postponed, according to an internal memo.
Time Warner made its case to legislators at luxury resort
Time Warner wined and dined legislators in hopes of thwarting legislation that would make it easier for cities and towns who want faster internet connections to become broadband providers themselves.
LD 1750: A study in how special interests get their way in the Maine legislature
The wind industry needed help overcoming hurdles by Gov. Paul LePage and turned to friend and supporter Justin Alfond, the president of the Maine Senate.
The Watchdog Index: What you can do with $42 million
What would it look like if campaign funds were used elsewhere? Here's what we found.