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BIPARTISAN SENATE VOTE GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO STATE-RUN VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL

Posted: March 06, 2014

Measure calls for moratorium on all other virtual charter schools AUGUSTA—In a bipartisan vote of 24-11, the Senate enacted a measure to create a...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Boyle says, "The Governor's threats are the worst kind of politics--stifling economic growth and job creation"

Posted: March 01, 2014

Good Morning. This is State Senator Jim Boyle.   I am a first-term senator serving the communities of Gorham, Scarborough, and Westbrook....

SENATE APPROVES DEMS' MEASURE TO RESTORE FUNDS TO MAINE TOWNS

Posted: February 11, 2014

Bill restores $40 million to towns to keep property taxes down   AUGUSTA—In a vote of 33-2, Senate Democrats led the charge to approve a...

MEASURE TO PROTECT BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS FROM FAKE REVIEWS RECEIVES PUBLIC HEARING

Posted: January 21, 2014

Senator Boyle sponsors bill to ban the deceptive practice of “astroturfing” AUGUSTA—Democratic Senator Jim Boyle of Gorham introduced a...

Portland Press Herald: Lawmakers plan to keep close watch on DEP

Posted: December 26, 2013

They'll work to tighten oversight of the department after the Press Herald uncovered failures, but don't expect to investigate its commissioner. By...

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BILLS ADVANCE AFTER APPEAL

Posted: November 21, 2013

Senator Boyle’s bills to be considered by full Legislature   AUGUSTA – Four bills sponsored by Democratic Senator Jim Boyle of Gorham will...

LAWMAKERS CONCERNED BY LEPAGE PRIORITY TO WEAKEN ANTI-SMOG REGS

Posted: July 30, 2013

Proposal rolls back decades-long pact to protect Maine environment and health   AUGUSTA—Leaders of the Legislature’s Environment and Natural...

MPBN: Four Rookie Maine Legislators Look Back At Their First Session, Part 2

Posted: July 30, 2013

By Irwin Gratz Read more here With a hard-line conservative Republican in the Blaine House and a newly-restored Democratic majority in the Maine...

MPBN: Four Rookie Maine Legislators Look Back At Their First Session

Posted: July 30, 2013

By Irwin Gratz Read more here They have gone back to their former lives for now: as an environmental consultant, library director, retired state...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Boyle says, Governor stands in the way of economic progress for our state and our state’s workforce

Posted: July 20, 2013

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Jim Boyle Good morning, this is State Senator Jim Boyle of Gorham. As a small business owner, I know the hard work...