Daily Brief: LePage, Eves at odds over $65 million senior housing bond

Good morning from Augusta, where a proposal by House Speaker Mark Eves is poised to be the eye in a storm of debate over the state’s responsibility to provide affordable housing for Maine‘s seniors. Eves, a Democrat from North Berwick, wants the state to take out a $65 million bond to pay for part of the construction of 1,000 energy-efficient affordable homes for seniors in all 16 counties.