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DEMS CALL FOR AN END TO STATE CIVIL EMERGENCY

Posted: October 17, 2013

Fed shutdown is over: Time to get Mainers back to work   AUGUSTA-- Democratic leaders called on Governor LePage to end his declaration of a...

LEPAGE TELLS PRIVATE AUDIENCE CIVIL EMERGENCY IS INTENDED TO VOID COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS

Posted: October 16, 2013

AUGUSTA -- Governor Paul LePage will use his state of emergency to “null and void” collective bargaining agreements for state workers who are...

LEPAGE AGENDA THWARTS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT AND LOSES LEGACY INDUSTRY FOR MAINE

Posted: October 15, 2013

AUGUSTA—Earlier today, Norwegian energy innovator, Statoil announced it was terminating its investment in a $200 million off-shore ocean energy...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Cain says: Domestic violence impacts every community and we must all work together to help end the scourge of domestic violence

Posted: October 12, 2013

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Emily Cain   Home is where the heart is. But for too many of our friends and neighbors, home is also where the...

SENATOR LACHOWICZ APPOINTED TO FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Posted: October 11, 2013

Committee will oversee mental health services provided to forensic patients, and expansion of prison mental health unit AUGUSTA – Senator Colleen...

LAW TO ALLOW LOW-COST PRESCRIPTIONS GOES INTO EFFECT

Posted: October 11, 2013

AUGUSTA—A law sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) that allows Maine residents to obtain cheaper prescription drugs...

GERZOFSKY APPOINTED TO CRIMINAL CODE REVISION COMMITTEE

Posted: October 11, 2013

AUGUSTA – State Senator Stan Gerzofsky (D-Brunswick) has been appointed by Senate President Justin Alfond to be on the Criminal Code Revision...

LAWMAKERS SEEK COLLABORATION IN RESOLVING CRISIS AT RIVERVIEW

Posted: October 09, 2013

Lack of plan, no clear answers from LePage Administration   AUGUSTA—Patient treatment, worker safety, and adequate staffing at Riverview...

SENATOR JOHNSON NAMED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

Posted: October 08, 2013

Sierra Club praises lawmaker for championing environmental issues   PORTLAND –The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club named Senator Chris...

St. John Valley Times: Sen. Troy Jackson appointed to national committee

Posted: October 08, 2013

Read more here ALLAGASH, Maine - Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, has been appointed to the Natural Resources and Infrastucture...