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Weekly Radio Address: Patrick says Raising minimum wage is the right thing to do and it’s the right time to do it

Weekly Radio Address: Patrick says Raising minimum wage is the right thing to do and it’s the right time to do it

Posted: March 30, 2013

Weekly Radio Address: Senator John Patrick Imagine for an hour’s work you still are not earning enough to buy the laundry detergent you need to...

Seacoast Online: Track: Class B boys championship track team honored at State House

Seacoast Online: Track: Class B boys championship track team honored at State House

Posted: March 29, 2013

Read more here Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York welcomed the captains and coaches from the York High School boys indoor track team to the Maine State Senate...

For Immediate Release: Senator Jackson Sponsors Bill to Encourage Hiring of American Loggers

Posted: March 26, 2013

Bill would repeal tax exemption for foreign wood harvesters Senator Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) sponsored a bill to limit the tax exemption or refund...

For Immediate Release: JACKSON'S "PENSION FAIRNESS" BILL DIVIDES COMMITTEE

Posted: March 26, 2013

The measure would equally apply state employee pension cuts to governor  AUGUSTA - A measure sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Senator Troy...

MAINE’S WORKFORCE COMMITTEE HEARS FROM MAINE DOWNTOWN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES

MAINE’S WORKFORCE COMMITTEE HEARS FROM MAINE DOWNTOWN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES

Posted: March 26, 2013

Committee travels to Belfast and tours high-growth business built around burgeoning downtown BELFAST—Today the Joint Select Committee on Maine's...

Sen. Tuttle Sponsors Bill to Restore Eligibility and Funding for Drug Programs for the Elderly and Disabled

Posted: March 25, 2013

AUGUSTA- Senator John Tuttle (D-Sanford) is sponsoring a bill to restore funding levels and eligibility requirements for drug programs for the...

SENATOR MAZUREK SPONSORS BILL TO CRIMINALIZE IMPORTATION OF BATH SALTS

Posted: March 21, 2013

Calls for action to protect Mainers from this growing epidemic  AUGUSTA—Senator Edward Mazurek (D-Rockland) is sponsoring a bill to criminalize...

Maine Doctors: Accepting Federal Health Care Dollars is the Right Prescription for Maine

Maine Doctors: Accepting Federal Health Care Dollars is the Right Prescription for Maine

Posted: March 20, 2013

AUGUSTA -- Health care providers serving in the Legislature and from the Maine Medical Association strongly endorsed a bill that would allow Maine to...

Seacoast Online: Towns eye resolution to fight Gov. LePage's budget

Posted: March 17, 2013

By Deborah McDermott Read more here Officials from Kittery, South Berwick and York, Maine, are expected to consider signing a formal resolution...

Weekly Radio Address: Alfond says: Any plan to pay off hospital debt should also address the cost drivers contributing to our pricey bills

Posted: March 16, 2013

Weekly Radio Address: Senate President Justin Alfond Good Morning. This is Senate President Justin Alfond of Portland. Earlier this week, Democrats...