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Category: Senator Haskell

Senate breathes new live into Narcan bill

Posted: April 06, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has resuscitated a bill that expands access to the lifesaving drug naloxone hydrochloride, commonly known as Narcan,...

Democrats block LePage bill to put mental health patients in prison

Posted: April 06, 2016

AUGUSTA — Democrats in the Maine Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill by Gov. Paul LePage that would allow the state to transfer mental health...

Senator Haskell welcomes Portland Student as Page

Posted: March 14, 2016

Andy Cook of Portland, a student at Longfellow Elementary School, spent a day of his February vacation serving as an Honorary Page in the Maine...

$12 million in unclaimed cash for Mainers available from Treasurer

Posted: February 08, 2016

The Office of the State Treasurer has received more than $12 million in the form of unclaimed property in the past year, and Mainers are being urged...

Haskell: Prison is no place for innocent, sick Riverview patients

Posted: February 05, 2016

The state-run psychiatric hospital in Augusta has many, many problems, and Governor Paul LePage’s plan to fix it is to put sick, innocent...

Senate Democrats blast LePage plan to mix Riverview patients, prisoners

Posted: February 02, 2016

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to mix severely mentally ill patients with convicted criminals will face fierce resistance by Senate...

Work plan for state bridge and road projects unveiled

Posted: February 01, 2016

AUGUSTA – Democratic Sens. Justin Alfond  and Anne Haskell of Portland are pleased to share the details of Maine’s three-year transportation...

Sen. Haskell: Bills to support treatment key to solving drug crisis

Posted: January 29, 2016

  AUGUSTA — Sen. Anne Haskell of Portland, the leading Senate Democrat on the Health and Human Services Committee, released the following...

Radio Address: Haskell says positive steps on drug crisis, conservation should propel us forward

Posted: January 22, 2016

Mainers who want Augusta to work for them have a lot to celebrate this week. In just three days, action has been taken to address the state’s...

Comprehensive anti-drug bill becomes law after unanimous votes in House and Senate

Posted: January 19, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature on Tuesday voted unanimously to enact a law that represents a first step in combating the state’s deadly drug...