Paul LePage’s greatest verbal hits

Gov. LePage reflects on his successes, regrets, as he prepares to leave office

The two-term governor, who was also mayor of Waterville, says he plans to leave a message on the pillow of incoming Gov. Janet Mills at the Blaine House that says, "If you mess it up, I'm your opponent in 2022."

The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult

In his eight years in office, Maine's disruptive Republican governor amassed an impressive record of fiscal accomplishments, but it's been overshadowed by an equally stunning list of controversial missteps.

Coast Guard crews in Maine to be paid Monday after all, despite shutdown

Sen. Susan Collins, who contacted the White House on Friday afternoon to urge an immediate fix to the payment issue, was told Friday night that Coast Guard employees will now be paid for their pre-shutdown work.

Paul LePage leaves note of protest on Jared Golden’s election certificate

In defiance of a voter-approved, ranked-choice election law Maine's outgoing Republican governor wrote that the Democratic challenger's victory over incumbent Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin race was "stolen."

Former Portland police chief is Mills’ pick for public safety commissioner

The incoming Democratic governor has also nominated Randy Liberty to head the Maine Department of Corrections.

Mills can torpedo LePage’s Medicaid work requirements, experts say

Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.

Nominee for Mills Cabinet sees broadband access as key to Maine economy

Skowhegan native Heather Johnson now directs the ConnectME Authority and previously led the Somerset County Economic Development Corporation.

Mills nominates Brunswick school administrator to be Maine’s education chief

Pender Makin, a former Maine Principal of the Year, promises a shift in priorities and vows to support public school teachers, administrators and students.

Janet Mills rode a wave of Democratic fundraising and spending to the Blaine House

Final tallies put the Democratic governor-elect's spending at more than $3 million, not including support from outside groups.