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PUBLIC COMPELS COMMITTEE TO STABILIZE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS

PUBLIC COMPELS COMMITTEE TO STABILIZE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS

Posted: March 16, 2015

1,000 Mainers sleep in homeless shelters every night AUGUSTA--For more than two hours, more than a dozen people turned out in support of a measure...

Senator Chris Johnson to Host Community Forums on Governor’s Proposed Budget

Posted: March 16, 2015

AUGUSTA – The public is invited to attend community forums to learn more about the governor’s proposed state budget and its impact on Maine...

STATE’S WATCHDOG COMMITTEE AGREES TO AUDIT PASSENGER RAIL AUTHORITY

STATE’S WATCHDOG COMMITTEE AGREES TO AUDIT PASSENGER RAIL AUTHORITY

Posted: March 13, 2015

AUGUSTA –Today, the state’s watchdog committee, Government Oversight, unanimously voted to have the Office of Program Evaluation and Government...

MEASURE ADDRESSES CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS

MEASURE ADDRESSES CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS

Posted: March 12, 2015

Chronic absence impedes learning and foretells dropout rates AUGUSTA – A measure aimed at reducing chronic absence from school received support...

Residents need to get involved in process

Posted: March 12, 2015

Column Submission for the Journal Tribune Senator David Dutremble It seems clear that the Labrador Retriever will not be Maine’s official state...

DEM LAWMAKER RALLIES TO TACKLE INCOME INEQUALITY

DEM LAWMAKER RALLIES TO TACKLE INCOME INEQUALITY

Posted: March 12, 2015

Maine CEOs earn more than $2 million; average worker makes $37,000 AUGUSTA – Democratic State Senator John Patrick led hundreds of Maine workers...

SENATE ENACTS MEASURE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LOCK-DOWN EMERGENCIES

SENATE ENACTS MEASURE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LOCK-DOWN EMERGENCIES

Posted: March 11, 2015

AUGUSTA – Today, the Maine Senate enacted a bill aimed at better preparing Maine school children in times of emergency. The bill, LD 97, a...

Alfond and Hill say: We cannot look the other way or tolerate words of hate and racism. To do so, is to condone it, to agree with it, and to be complicit in the violence for which it perpetuates.

Alfond and Hill say: We cannot look the other way or tolerate words of hate and racism. To do so, is to condone it, to agree with it, and to be complicit in the violence for which it perpetuates.

Posted: March 11, 2015

LETTER TO SEN. PRESIDENT THIBODEAU Just days ago, Americans of all colors--of all religions--stood hand in hand to march down the streets of...

MEASURE WOULD BAN MAILING OF UNSOLICITED LOAN CHECKS

Posted: March 10, 2015

“Live” checks: Bad deal that preys on elderly AUGUSTA - A measure that prohibits financial institutions and creditors from mailing unsolicited...

BILL TO PROHIBIT FIREWORKS DURING OUTDOOR FIRE BAN RECEIVES BROAD SUPPORT

Posted: March 09, 2015

Senator Johnson urges “common sense” when using fireworks AUGUSTA –A measure that would prohibit the use of fireworks when the state has...