LePage opposes $100M bond package

The state appropriations committee Friday approved a $95 million bond package for education, transportation and R&D, but Gov. Paul LePage over the weekend said he wouldn't back the bond package until the state finalizes its current fiscal-year budget in May.
The package approved by the committee includes investments for ports in Searsport and Eastport, improvements to roads and bridges, and money for the Maine Community College System, Univer ...