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MPBN: Maine Lawmakers Consider $100 Million in Bond Proposals

Posted: March 28, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here The bond proposals lawmakers are considering total more than $100 million and have the potential to infuse the state's...

SENATE ENACTS MEASURE TO PROTECT SACO BAY FROM EROSION

Posted: March 20, 2014

Senator Valentino’s bill will protect sand beach from further erosion AUGUSTA –Earlier today, the Senate enacted Democratic Senator Linda...

Bangor Daily News: Tribes call foul over Senate vote spree against statewide gaming measures

Posted: March 20, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The Senate slammed the door on six bills Thursday night that involved the expansion of casinos...

SENATE REPUBLICAN FLIP-FLOPS, DENIES HEARING AIDS TO YOUNG ADULTS

Posted: March 12, 2014

Senate Republicans sustain LePage veto 23-12 AUGUSTA – After one Senate Republican flipped his vote, the Senate failed to secure the two-thirds, or...

Bangor Daily News: Will a jobs bond give Maine businesses what they need to grow?

Posted: March 07, 2014

By Matthew Stone Read more here Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers continued their salvo this week over the governor’s refusal to issue...

WORKFORCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SMALL BUSINESS JOBS BOND

Posted: March 03, 2014

AUGUSTA—On Monday, the Joint Select Committee on Maine’s Workforce and Economic Future gave strong bipartisan approval with a vote of 12 – 1*...

SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO MEASURE INCREASING ACCESS TO HEARING AIDS

Posted: February 26, 2014

Senator Valentino’s bill extends insurance coverage for hearing aids to young adults AUGUSTA – Today, the Senate voted 24-11 in support of...

SENATOR VALENTINO APPLAUDS CHIEF JUSTICE’S COMMITMENT TO MODERNIZING MAINE COURTS, ADDRESSING DRUG ABUSE

Posted: February 25, 2014

AUGUSTA—Earlier this morning, Chief Justice Leigh Saufley delivered the annual State of the Judiciary to a Joint Session of the Maine Legislature....

Bangor Daily News: Maine Senate rejects long-debated ‘religious freedom’ bill

Posted: February 19, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The Senate narrowly defeated a controversial “religious freedom” bill on Tuesday over the...

MPBN: Maine Senate Rejects 'Religious Freedom' Bill

Posted: February 19, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here Majority Democrats used their superior numbers in the Maine Senate today to reject statutory checks on the...