Steve Mistler

Portland Press Herald

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Published
August 4, 2012

LePage shows support for former Husson president Bill Beardsley in face of criticism

Gov. Paul LePage has given a vote of confidence to Department of Conservation Commissioner Bill Beardsley, the former Husson University president who was told several years ago that a prominent Bangor-area minister was a different, darker person than the image he projected in public.
Published
August 4, 2012

LePage shows support for former Husson president Bill Beardsley in face of criticism

Gov. Paul LePage has given a vote of confidence to Department of Conservation Commissioner Bill Beardsley, the former Husson University president who was told several years ago that a prominent Bangor-area minister was a different, darker person than the image he projected in public.
Published
August 2, 2012

Maine town leaders seek to meet LePage about bond freeze

More than a half-dozen town administrators who are in line to receive a share of a $3.5 million downtown development grant are seeking an audience with Gov. Paul LePage to discuss his decision to freeze state borrowing.
Published
August 1, 2012

Plan to cut MaineCare at crossroads

The federal agency that must grant Maine a waiver to eliminate health care coverage for 27,000 people says the request appears ‘inconsistent’ with the law.
Published
July 31, 2012

Democrats ahead in fundraising with 99 days left before election

The Maine Democratic Party is winning the money race that could determine who controls the state Legislature. However, the party’s fundraising efforts are off the pace it set in 2008, the last presidential election year.
Published
July 31, 2012

Democrats leading race for money with 99 days until election

The Maine Democratic Party is winning the money race that could determine who controls the state Legislature. However, the party’s fundraising efforts are off the pace it set in 2008, the last presidential election year.
Published
July 30, 2012

Secretary of State announces ballot question order

Question 1 will ask voters if they want to allow same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses.
Published
July 29, 2012

On Maine Politics: Anti-King TV ads part of US Chamber of Commerce multi-state effort

A $400,000 advertising campaign targeting independent candidate Angus King is part of a multi-state effort by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to win a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate.
Published
July 28, 2012

Doonesbury comic takes jab at oblivious Republic Party Chairman Charlie Webster

Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says he doesn’t know who Doonesbury is. But Doonesbury, or at least its author, Garry Trudeau, knows about Webster and his attempt to tighten voter registration laws.
Published
July 28, 2012

Maine’s claims of voter fraud inspire Doonesbury comic strip

Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says he doesn’t know who Doonesbury is. But Doonesbury, or at least its author, Garry Trudeau, knows about Webster and his attempt to tighten voter registration laws.