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Category: Senator Alfond

BILL TO EXPAND CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT RECEIVES PUBLIC HEARING

Posted: April 06, 2015

Sen. Alfond introduces measure to help working families with children AUGUSTA--A measure to make child care more affordable to more families by...

MEASURE TO HELP MAINE BREWERS ENACTED

Posted: April 02, 2015

“Win-win” for Maine’s large and small craft brewers   AUGUSTA – A measure to strengthen and grow Maine’s burgeoning craft brewing...

SENATE UNANIMOUSLY STANDS UP TO ACTS OF PREJUDICE AND AFFIRMS RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY

Posted: March 31, 2015

AUGUSTA – Today, the Maine Senate unanimously passed a Senate Order affirming the Senate’s belief that there cannot be acts and expressions that...

ALFOND TO RECEIVE 2015 CLEAN ENERGY CHAMPION AWARD

Posted: March 23, 2015

On Clean Energy Day, Alfond will be bestowed honor   AUGUSTA – Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond has been selected to receive the New...

MEASURE TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT IS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED BY COMMITTEE

Posted: March 23, 2015

Jobs for Maine’s Graduates is a proven model for college degree completion   AUGUSTA – A measure to increase Maine’s retention and degree...

LEADERS DENOUNCE INACTION BY SENATE PRESIDENT TO BIGOTED HATE-SPEECH

Posted: March 20, 2015

“Silence is the same as agreement” AUGUSTA – Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond and Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Dawn Hill released...

MEASURE TO EXPAND SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS GARNERS BROAD SUPPORT

Posted: March 19, 2015

Program would help to reduce stigma around “free lunch”   AUGUSTA –A measure to allow eligible schools to serve free and nutritious meals...

PUBLIC COMPELS COMMITTEE TO STABILIZE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS

Posted: March 16, 2015

1,000 Mainers sleep in homeless shelters every night AUGUSTA--For more than two hours, more than a dozen people turned out in support of a measure...

BIPARTISAN AND BROAD SUPPORT FOR MEASURE TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT

Posted: March 04, 2015

Gov. LePage’s commissioner, business leaders, higher ed leaders, and students endorse measure   AUGUSTA – A measure to increase the overall...

MEASURE TO HELP MAINE BREWERS MOVES FORWARD

Posted: March 04, 2015

“Win-win” for Maine’s large and small craft brewers   AUGUSTA – A measure to strengthen and grow Maine’s burgeoning craft brewing...