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  1. Jan 2

    Maine is our home. Tomorrow we rise before the dawn — like the mist over the Sandy River — and seek adventure, with hope in our hearts and love in our souls for the brand new day. To all of you, and to the people of Maine, I say, welcome home. Thank you.

  2. Jan 2

    From now on, one simple sign will greet all those arriving in our state at the Kittery line. It will say: “Welcome Home."

  3. Jan 2

    Women now head all three branches of Maine state government.

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  5. Jan 2

    This Twitter account will be officially archived today and turned over to the Maine State Archives. Please follow for my future tweets.

  6. . proclaims governor. (Reading things in a patented dramatic/cornball patter is his greatest skill and he lives for it.)

  7. I’ve signed off on the CD2 election result as it’s no longer in federal court. Ranked Choice Voting didn’t result in a true majority as promised-simply a plurality measured differently. It didn’t keep big money out of politics & didn’t result in a more civil election

  8. Jan 2

    Just landed ✈️ in Washington with some familiar faces and two new ones, Jared and Isobel Golden!

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  9. Jan 1

    Began my move into the Blaine House today while reflecting on how grateful I am for the immense trust & faith placed in me to lead our great state. Looking forward to tomorrow- watch my swearing in by tuning into this livestream @ 6:00 PM EST

  10. Not only are the Governor’s comments wrong, this is yet another attempt by the Maine GOP to undermine the will of Mainers, who twice voted to approve RCV. Maine people are tired of this kind of poor leadership — which is why they voted for sweeping change in November.

  11. Jan 2

    In my role as former Governor, I will continue to work to put the Maine people first, to help them prosper and to ensure that the gains we made in my Administration are not lost. Repealing ranked choice voting will be a focus of my efforts; it's bad policy.

  12. Jan 2

    The crowd is eating up a performance of Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" by 11-year-old Shy Paca and 10-year-old Natalia Mbadu, both of the Portland Boys and Girls Club's singing group The Skyrockets.

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  13. 26 Dec 2018

    Look who's got his name on a door in a U.S. House office building (Longworth, for those who know the terrain). Thanks, Mark Hancock, for the pic!

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  14. 21 hours ago

    Can't find any local pieces on this. Presumably because Susan Collins didn't ask the Maine press to cover it? Think about how weird that is.

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  15. Jan 3
  16. BREAKING: has signed an executive order telling to move forward with Medicaid expansion.

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  17. Jan 2

    Ann and I wish Governor-elect much success as Governor. If she succeeds, our state will succeed. I believe good public policy is good politics, and I hope the 129th Legislature will put good policy forward. As I have said, I will be watching.

  18. Jan 2

    Climate change is threatening our jobs, damaging our health and attacking our historic relationship to the land and sea. Tonight I say, enough. Enough with studies, talk, and debate. It is time to act!

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  19. Jan 2

    In sad memory of the 418 Maine people who lost their lives to drug overdose in 2017, our Administration will create a Director of Opiate Response, a person who will marshal the collective power and resources of state government to stem the tide of this epidemic.

  20. 29 Dec 2018

    Paul LePage: A Retrospective

  21. Jan 3

    Here is just one of the kooky Tweets. You will notice, as others have today, that sodomy is something this troll account talks a lot about. Excuse me, could we get a comment, Nationalist troll account? If you are in Maine, what part? What's up with the sodomy?

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