Stay up to date:

Newsroom

SENATOR PATRICK TO CHAIR “KNOW BEFORE YOU GO” TASK FORCE

Posted: July 25, 2014

AUGUSTA- Democratic Senator John Patrick of Rumford has been appointed as the Senate chair of the Legislature's State Education and Employment...

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES HJELM, STOKES NOMINATIONS

Posted: July 24, 2014

AUGUSTA—In unanimous votes, the Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of the Honorable Jeffrey Hjelm of Camden to be a Maine Supreme Court...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Lachowicz says,

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Lachowicz says, "Maine people deserve better than a bad CEO who rewards mismanagement, scandal, and incompetence"

Posted: July 19, 2014

  Good morning, this is State Senator Colleen Lachowicz of Waterville.   For nearly two years, I’ve served on the Legislature’s Health...

LePage continues to play politics with nursing home funding

Posted: July 17, 2014

Governor sat on $4.6 million in state funding to play politics with nursing homes   AUGUSTA  --- Top Democratic leaders called Governor Paul...

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WAIT MORE THAN TWO MONTHS FOR MEETING WITH GOVERNOR

Posted: July 08, 2014

LePage continues to delay responsibility to work with legislative leaders   AUGUSTA--After more than two months of requests and numerous...

MAINE’S CHILD HUNGER CRISIS FOCUS OF LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATES IN AUGUSTA

Posted: July 08, 2014

Panel tasked with creating plan to improve access to food for hungry children   AUGUSTA--The Task Force to End Student Hunger convened...

MPBN: Ending Child Hunger in Maine: New Task Force Gets to Work

Posted: July 08, 2014

By Mal Leary Read more here Tens of thousands of Maine school children are not getting the food they need to thrive and grow. This is despite...

STRICT FISHING REGULATIONS ON FISH RIVER LIFTED AT LAWMAKERS’ URGING

Posted: July 08, 2014

Only general fishing regulations now apply to Fish River in Fort Kent     AUGUSTA—Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash and...

WABI: Charlie Howard: 30 Years Later

Posted: July 08, 2014

By John Krinjak Read more here Thirty years ago today, a young man in Bangor was killed because he was gay. It’s a tragedy that many credit with...

DEM RADIO ADDRESS: Senator Tuttle says the Fourth of July is an opportunity to put aside our differences and take pride in what it means to be an American

Posted: July 05, 2014

For many of us, celebrating the Fourth of July means parades and fireworks, and picnics and BBQs. The holiday weekend is a chance for us to spend...