Windham News

Gov. Paul LePage 's push for a new prison to replace the aging, hodge-podge Maine Correctional Center in Windham has been overshadowed lately by other issues swirling about the State House, such as the Medicaid debt to hospitals, a new school grading system and a proposed tax code overhaul.

With talk of tanning beds, selling the Blaine House and other topics dominating the conversation in Augusta these days, I am concerned we are taking our eye off the ball.

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