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Sen. Johnson welcomes Lincoln County residents to the State House

Posted: January 27, 2016

Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville welcomed four Lincoln County residents on their visit to the State House in Augusta. Becky Recor, Mary Sheldon,...

Sen. Johnson Welcomes Local Clergy Member to the Maine Senate

Posted: January 15, 2016

  Pastor Wally Staples of the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene recently delivered the Morning Prayer to members of the Maine Senate during...

Sen. Johnson working to bring Operation HOPE to Lincoln County

Posted: January 12, 2016

Sen. Chris Johnsons, D-Somerville, is inviting interested members of the public to join an effort by local officials, law enforcement and health care...

Sen. Johnson praises GOC vote to investigate Maine State Lottery marketing

Posted: January 12, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Friday to launch an investigation into the Maine State Lottery to...

Sen. Johnson invites students to serve as honorary pages in the Maine Senate

Posted: January 04, 2016

With the Legislature set to reconvene in January, Democratic Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville would like to remind local schools and students about...

Radio Address: Johnson says state must address ocean acidification's threat to our fisheries, way of life

Posted: October 30, 2015

Last year, Maine became the first state on the East Coast to tackle the growing threat to our way of life posed by an increasingly acidic ocean....

MAINE SENATE DEFEATS ABORTION “TRAP” BILL

Posted: June 12, 2015

GOP sponsored measure attempted to restrict safe, legal abortions   AUGUSTA - A measure that attempts to restrict access to safe, legal abortion...

BOND SEEKS TO PRESERVE FRANCES PERKINS HOMESTEAD

Posted: June 05, 2015

Perkins: FDR advisor, New Deal architect, and first woman U.S. Secretary of Labor AUGUSTA -  A $2 million bond to acquire the Frances Perkins...

BOND TO INVEST IN LOCAL FOODS ECONOMY INTRODUCED

Posted: June 04, 2015

Program would invest in farm infrastructure and encourage local foods in schools   AUGUSTA - A $6 million bond to invest in the local foods...

BILL TO EXPAND MAINE FARMS AND LOCAL FOODS MOVES FORWARD

Posted: May 12, 2015

AUGUSTA –A measure to expand the use of fresh Maine foods into new markets like school food service programs moves out of committee with a divided...