Maine lawmakers miss chance to publicly censure LePage

Democratic lawmakers in Maine may have missed their chance to publicly censure Gov. Paul LePage, the firebrand Republican leader who made headlines last month for leaving an expletive-laden voicemail on a political foe's phone and claiming the state's drug problems are chiefly fueled by minorities coming across the state line. According to a Bangor Daily News report, a "partial alliance" involving elected Democrats and Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, dissolved ahead of Labor Day

Democratic lawmakers in Maine may have missed their chance to publicly censure Gov. Paul LePage, the firebrand Republican leader who made headlines last month for leaving an expletive-laden voicemail on a political foe's phone and claiming the state's drug problems are chiefly fueled by minorities coming across the state line. According to a Bangor Daily News report, a "partial alliance" involving elected Democrats and Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, dissolved ahead of Labor Day…