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Job Opening: Executive Secretary

Job Opening: Executive Secretary

Posted: June 29, 2020

Maine Senate Majority (Democratic) Office seeks self-motivated, detail-oriented individual for the role of executive secretary. The ideal candidate...

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Jackson, Vitelli release statement in support of BIW workers

Jackson, Vitelli release statement in support of BIW workers

Posted: June 22, 2020

AUGUSTA – Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, released the following...

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Sen. Bellows releases statement following Labor committee meeting

Sen. Bellows releases statement following Labor committee meeting

Posted: June 04, 2020

AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee met on Thursday for a briefing on rental relief and housing security from the Maine...

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Sen. Breen and the Legislature's budget committee propose relief for restaurants and hungry Mainers

Sen. Breen and the Legislature's budget committee propose relief for restaurants and hungry Mainers

Posted: May 29, 2020

AUGUSTA – During the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee (AFA) meeting today, Senate Chair Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth,...

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In Midst of COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Moody's and S&P Affirm Maine's Stable Bond Rating

In Midst of COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Moody's and S&P Affirm Maine's Stable Bond Rating

Posted: May 28, 2020

Governor Janet Mills and State Treasurer Henry Beck announced today that Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poors Global Ratings...

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Pres. Jackson pushes back against efforts to threaten federal funding, PPE and testing supplies

Pres. Jackson pushes back against efforts to threaten federal funding, PPE and testing supplies

Posted: May 04, 2020

AUGUSTA – Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, released the following statement in response to a letter from Legislative Republicans calling...

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President Jackson, Speaker Gideon release statement on the state of emergency

President Jackson, Speaker Gideon release statement on the state of emergency

Posted: March 16, 2020

AUGUSTA – Governor Janet Mills signed a proclamation of civil emergency to further protect public health in response to the continued spread of...

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President Jackson, Speaker Gideon Issue Guidance on Legislative Activity in Response to Coronavirus

President Jackson, Speaker Gideon Issue Guidance on Legislative Activity in Response to Coronavirus

Posted: March 13, 2020

AUGUSTA – Today, Gov. Janet T. Mills declared an insurance emergency following the first presumptive positive case of the 2019 novel...

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Jackson, Legislative Democrats’ Patients First bills clear committee

Jackson, Legislative Democrats’ Patients First bills clear committee

Posted: March 13, 2020

AUGUSTA — The Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee has approved all four bills included in Legislative Democrats’...

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Maine Senate approves Sen. Herbig’s bill to improve reliable access to high-speed internet

Maine Senate approves Sen. Herbig’s bill to improve reliable access to high-speed internet

Posted: March 13, 2020

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Tuesday voted in support of a bill from Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, to invest in high-speed reliable internet...

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