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Senate passes bill to boost pay for home and community care workers

Posted: April 13, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Wednesday gave unanimous approval to a bill that increases state reimbursement for home care workers and...

Maine Senate passes GOP-led Medicaid expansion bill

Posted: April 12, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a Republican-sponsored bill to accept federal dollars to expand access affordable...

GOP blocks bill to boost teacher recruitment, retention efforts

Posted: April 12, 2016

Sen. Millett’s bill would have fought turnover and burnout, raised teachers’ base pay AUGUSTA — Sen. Rebecca Millett criticized Republicans in...

Senate passes bill to ensure Clean Elections’ viability this election year

Posted: April 12, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Tuesday gave bipartisan support to a bill that will ensure Maine’s Clean Elections system will have the funding...

Maine Senate overrides LePage veto of bill to help ‘Cold Case Families’

Posted: April 11, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Monday voted unanimously to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of LD 1605, “An Act to Extend the Time for...

Senate Republicans gut ‘Buy America, Buy Maine’ bill

Posted: April 08, 2016

AUGUSTA — Republicans in the Senate voted to gut a bill originally designed to support Maine and American companies. Senate Democrats backed the...

Senate endorses Alfond’s bill to streamline anti-hunger program

Senate endorses Alfond’s bill to streamline anti-hunger program

Posted: April 07, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Thursday gave initial approval to a bill that would expand access to food for hungry children and seniors by...

Senate Democrats: Maine will never again allow anti-LGBT discrimination

Senate Democrats: Maine will never again allow anti-LGBT discrimination

Posted: April 07, 2016

  AUGUSTA — Maine will never again return to the days when discrimination against LGBT Mainers was permitted under the law, said the Maine...

After first welfare reform vote, Libby hopeful compromise will prevail

After first welfare reform vote, Libby hopeful compromise will prevail

Posted: April 07, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Senate on Thursday took an initial vote LD 1097, Sen. Nate Libby’s bill to ban the use of welfare cash to buy alcohol, tobacco,...

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,...