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SENATE REPUBLICANS SUSTAIN LEPAGE VETO OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN

Posted: April 04, 2014

GOP lawmakers flip flop on support, “complicit in obstruction” AUGUSTA— The Senate fell short of the two-thirds needed to override Governor...

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF BILL ADVANCES

Posted: April 04, 2014

AUGUSTA—This morning the Senate unanimously gave initial approval to a bill to increase property tax relief for Maine families. “Rising property...

Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal: Diageo Applauds Maine Governor and Legislature for Continuing Trend of Pro-Consumer Legislation

Posted: April 04, 2014

Legislature Unanimously Passes and Governor Signs Mail-in Rebate Coupon Bill Expanding Options for Consumers to Receive Beer, Wine and Spirits...

SENATE HALTS LEPAGE VETO SPREE WITH 11th OVERRIDE

Posted: April 03, 2014

AUGUSTA— In a 33-1 vote, the Senate overrode Governor Paul LePage’s veto of a bill to increase transparency in healthcare costs by requiring...

SOLAR ENERGY BILL RECEIVES UNANIMOUS SENATE APPROVAL

Posted: April 03, 2014

Senator Vitelli’s bill creates roadmap for solar power in Maine   AUGUSTA – The Senate unanimously gave initial approval to a measure to...

Bipartisan budget bill becomes law

Posted: April 03, 2014

Budget becomes law without Governor’s signature   AUGUSTA --  A bipartisan bill to close a gap in the state’s two-year budget became law...

MPBN: Maine Senate Sustains Homeless Shelter Bill Veto

Posted: April 03, 2014

Read more here The Democratic-led Senate voted 20-14 in favor of overturning the Republican governor's veto on Wednesday, falling short of the...

Bangor Daily News: Lawmakers grill embattled workers compensation chief at Labor Committee hearing

Posted: April 03, 2014

By Mario Moretto Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The executive director of the state’s Workers Compensation Board, who has come under...

Portland Press Herald: Maine’s workers comp chief says media, politics created controversy

Posted: April 03, 2014

By Steve Mistler Read more here At a hearing marked by claims of election-year maneuvering, he denies having a pro-business bias in removing a...

TOP WORKERS’ COMP OFFICER REAFFIRMS PERCEPTION PROBLEM

Posted: April 02, 2014

Sighinolfi removes impartial hearing officer after private meeting with LePage officials and mill managers AUGUSTA—The Legislature’s Labor...