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Senate Democratic Leader Responds to Secretary of State’s Investigation on Voter Fraud

Posted: July 29, 2011

AUGUSTA – Ranking Democratic official, Senator Barry Hobbins (D-York County), released a statement in response to the latest announcement from the...

State budget hinges on trust

Posted: June 13, 2011

Read more from the Bangor Daily News.  By David Farmer, BDN. Democratic and Republican leaders in the Legislature find themselves in the same...

Appropriations Committee Approves $6.1 Billion Budget

Posted: June 13, 2011

Read more from WMTW-8. Late Thursday night, the Maine Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee unanimously passed the $6.1...

State budget worthy of support

Posted: June 13, 2011

Read more at the Bangor Daily News. EDITORIAL With little fanfare, the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee has in recent months approved...

SENATE REPUBLICANS GUT VOTERS' RIGHTS

Posted: June 08, 2011

Eliminating same-day voter registration will eliminate tens of thousands of voters   AUGUSTA—Senate Republicans gutted voters' rights today...

LEGISLATION AIMED AT PROTECTING MAINE’S VULNERABLE CITIZENS BECOMES LAW

Posted: June 03, 2011

AUGUSTA – Senate Democratic Leader Barry Hobbins of Saco sponsored a bill this legislative session that would extend the right for an insured...

State House Democrats oppose unfair measure to undercut state workers'pay

Posted: June 02, 2011

AUGUSTA – Democratic leaders in the Maine House and Senate today issued the following statements in support of public workers, as the Labor,...

LAWMAKERS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT MORE OVERSIGHT OF THE MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

Posted: May 31, 2011

AUGUSTA—Today the State Senate unanimously passed a bill providing oversight and stricter guidelines for procedural and auditing practices of the...

SENATE REPUBLICANS: “MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS ARE NOT POOR”

Posted: May 25, 2011

Senate Democrats fight to give working poor a liveable wage   AUGUSTA—Today Senate Republicans voted against increasing the minimum wage by...

Maine Legislative Democrats: Reckless insurance law bad for Maine

Posted: May 17, 2011

AUGUSTA – Maine Senate and House Democrats warned that an insurance-industry backed measure signed into law today to overhaul Maine’s health...