Sen. Tuttle Sponsors Bill to Assist York County Community College
AUGUSTA- Senator John Tuttle (D-Sanford) has sponsored a measure to provide increased funding for York County Community College. “This bill is necessary not only for the community college but for the economy of York County and the State of Maine,” said Senator Tuttle at Wednesday’s public hearing in the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee. “We...
Bangor Daily News: Take it slow on Maine drone law
Editorial Read more here Drones are coming, and Maine needs to be ready. That’s the premise of LD 236, “An Act to Protect the Privacy of Citizens from Domestic Unmanned Vehicle Use,” a bill sponsored by Sen. John Patrick, D-Rumford. Following a directive from Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration is working to integrate unmanned aerial...
FACT CHECK: Gov. LePage’s State of the State
AUGUSTA, ME – Tonight Governor Paul LePage delivered his second State of the State address where he continued a trend of touting misleading facts and cherry picking information. STATEMENT: ”With a median household income of just under $48,000, Maine families survive on far less money than those in other states.“ FACT: While it’s true that the media...
Legislators Assigned to Committees for Next Two Years
Maine Senate President and House Speaker appoint members to legislative joint standing committees AUGUSTA – Senate President Justin Alfond of Portland and Speaker of the House Mark Eves of North Berwick today announced the official committee appointments for the 151 members of the Maine House and the 35 members of the State Senate. There...
126th Legislative Committee Assigments
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Democratic Radio Address: Rep. Berry: Maine needs strong economy – built from the middle out not from the top down.
Rep. Seth Berry Radio Address Good morning, I’m State Rep. Seth Berry, the new Democratic Majority Leader for the Maine House. Thank you for listening on this Saturday morning before the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what we have — and to remember to help those who may not be...
Weekly Radio Address: Goodall says it’s time to find common ground to move Maine forward
Democrat address Sen. Goodall Election Day is now behind us and Mainers spoke loudly and clearly for balance in Augusta, balance that is focused on a vision that grants every Mainer the opportunity to succeed, balance that grows our economy and the middle class. Balance that is focused on putting people back to work, not...
Weekly Address: Goodall says targeting investments strengthening the skills of Maine workers will improve our economy & grow the middle class
Weekly Radio Address: Sen. Seth Goodall-8-18-12 Good Morning. This is State Senator Seth Goodall of Richmond. Right now in Maine too many people are unemployed and many more, even though they have a job, are not earning enough to support their family. Over the last two years, every other state in the country...
Jackson Honored by the Logging Industry
AUGUSTA—The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine bestowed State Senator Troy Jackson with the “Legislator of the Year” award for his work on bonded labor, tree growth, fuel tax exemptions, and other logging issues. Jackson received unanimous support from the PLC for the honor. “As a life-long logger, I feel very strongly about...
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS RESPOND TO LEPAGE’S OUT OF LINE COMMENTS TO PINGREE
Augusta—Democratic leaders issued a response to Governor LePage’s letter to Congresswoman Pingree today. The letter to Pingree was in response to Pingree’s request to Secretary of Health and Human Service’s Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius seeking clarification of the Maintenance of Effort waivers requested by LePage. See letter from LePage to Pingree: LePage letter to Pingree 11JUL2012 “Congresswoman...
Radio Address: Hobbins says we need to tap in to our forefathers’ hope and strengthen to create roadmap of prosperity for our future
Sen. Hobbins Weekly Radio Address-July 7 Good Morning. This is Senate Democratic Leader Barry Hobbins of Saco. Thank you for tuning in. This is an exciting time of year when we celebrate and reflect on the greatness of our nation. Like many of you, I spent the Fourth of July surrounded by friends...
PPH: Maine Voices: Gov. LePage fails leadership test when it comes to job creation
Portland Press Herald Opinion By excluding the nonprofit sector from brainstorming workshops, he overlooks opportunities for growth. By SEN. JUSTIN ALFOND PORTLAND – “We can no longer afford to pass up any economic opportunity for our state.” That’s a quote from a June 11 Portland Press Herald Maine Voices column by John Butera, an economic...
