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EDUCATION PANEL REJECTS DENCH’S NOMINATION FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM

Posted: September 29, 2014

Lawmakers Confirm 21 of LePage’s 22 Nominees For Appointments AUGUSTA -- The State Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on...

Radio Address: Lachowicz says: Helping Mainers pull themselves up is at the core of Democrats initiatives, measures that the Governor himself tried to stop.

Posted: September 27, 2014

So while the best anti-poverty program is a job—it is, unfortunately, hard to find a job in Maine right now. Maine’s job creation record is...

SENATOR MILLETT FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Posted: September 26, 2014

AUGUSTA – Democratic Senator Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth co-hosted two community school forums at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor...

LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR PROTECTION FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS

Posted: September 24, 2014

103 legislators call for manufacturer warnings for phthalates   AUGUSTA –  One hundred three lawmakers are joining together to call on the...

BDN:Lawmaker pushes for more partnerships between Maine schools, community organizations

Posted: September 24, 2014

Read more here. BANGOR, Maine — Nearly 70 percent of all children under age 6 in Maine live in households where both parents work, Rita Furlow of...

MAINE SENATE RECONVENES FOR 51 LEPAGE NOMINATIONS

Posted: September 23, 2014

Public hearings to start this week AUGUSTA--The Maine Senate will reconvene on Tuesday, September 30 at 10:00 a.m. to vote on Governor Paul...

Dem Radio Address: Vitelli says: Investment in education is an economic imperative

Posted: September 12, 2014

is real economic development. It is not just a social and moral imperative; it is an economic imperative.”   Some may ask what can...

Radio Address: Johnson says: LePage’s recycled, failed policies aren’t working for Maine. We need policies with a shelf-life longer than the next campaign cycle

Posted: August 22, 2014

Whether I’m talking to one of the many retirees in my district, or a young family who is just getting a start here in Maine, a common anxiety is...

Maine continues anemic job growth, lags nation

Posted: August 19, 2014

Maine’s job deficit is 12,600 since the end of the recession   AUGUSTA -- Top Democratic leaders in the Legislature said Maine’s anemic job...

New Business Insider Ranking Shows Maine’s Lagging Economic Growth

Posted: August 05, 2014

Legislative leaders say growing evidence underscores LePage’s failed management   AUGUSTA -- Maine’s economic growth ranks 47th in a new...