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Category: Senator Alfond

BDN OPED: Alfond-I’m proud of the positive things Maine Democrats have done for small businesses

Posted: October 02, 2014

By Justin Alfond, Special to the BDN Posted Sept. 30, 2014, at 12:44 p.m. Maine is a small business state. Compared to other places, more of...

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...

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...

Legislative Leaders Condemn LePage’s Meetings with Domestic Terrorists

Posted: June 30, 2014

During meetings, Sovereign citizens discussed “arrest and execution” of Alfond, Eves   AUGUSTA—Senate President Justin Alfond of...

Bangor Daily News: Grants to help at-risk students ignites fight over what federal funds are OK to accept

Posted: June 30, 2014

By Seth Koenig Read more here PORTLAND, Maine — All in attendance at the news conference in Portland on Friday afternoon agreed that $11.3 million...

SENATORS ALFOND AND HASKELL RECEIVE PERFECT SCORE ON LABOR RECORD

Posted: June 25, 2014

State employees union praises lawmaker for commitment to working families AUGUSTA – Senators Justin Alfond and Anne Haskell of Portland have each...