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Category: Senator Alfond

STATE SENATE PASSES REVENUE SHARING BILL

Posted: April 12, 2012

Measure will help equalize tax base for hundreds of Maine communities   AUGUSTA—The Maine State Senate gave its final approval today for a...

STATE SENATE GIVES INITIAL SUPPORT FOR EQUALIZING MUNICIPAL REVENUE SHARING

Posted: April 10, 2012

Measure would help equalize tax base for hundreds of Maine communities   AUGUSTA—The Maine State Senate gave initial support today for a...

FUNDING RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS DEFEATED IN MAINE SENATE

Posted: April 06, 2012

Bipartisan Support Defeated Governor's Religious School Bill AUGUSTA – The Maine State Senate rejected Governor LePage's effort to use public...

MAINE SENATE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR'S VETO

Posted: April 06, 2012

AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate voted today to override a veto of a bill that would help schools get paid for providing certain medically necessary...

MAINE SENATE REPUBLICANS GIVE INITIAL SUPPORT TO TAKE AWAY RIGHTS FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS

Posted: April 06, 2012

Augusta—Maine Senate Republicans supported a measure that takes away the rights of Maine childcare workers in a vote of 19 – 16.    ...

Senate joins House to override LePage veto for the first time

Posted: April 05, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Maine Senate overturned a veto by Gov. Paul LePage, bringing the governor’s streak of 16...

Senate joins House in rejection of religious school funding bill

Posted: April 02, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate on Friday confirmed a House vote rejecting a bill that would have allowed public funds to be used for private...

Governor’s religious school funding bill rejected by House

Posted: April 02, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine House on Thursday rejected a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage that would have allowed public education dollars to be used...

MAINE SENATE REPUBLICANS SUPPORT TABOR RESURRECTION BILL

Posted: March 30, 2012

AUGUSTA – Senate Republicans led the charge today in support of a measure that resurrects the publicly-rejected TABOR proposals in a vote of 21 –...

ALFOND STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN AGREEMENT TO INVESTIGATE DHHS

Posted: March 27, 2012

AUGUSTA—Sen. Alfond released the following statement in response to legislative Republicans' impromptu news conference that immediately followed...