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BILL ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENACTED BY SENATE

BILL ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENACTED BY SENATE

Posted: May 20, 2015

Current regulatory barriers prevent people from starting their own hair braiding businesses AUGUSTA -  A measure that would allow individuals who...

MEASURE TO STABILIZE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS MOVES FORWARD

MEASURE TO STABILIZE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS MOVES FORWARD

Posted: May 20, 2015

AUGUSTA--The state’s Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development voted 9 - 2 in support of a measure to stabilize funding for Maine’s...

MAINE SENATE ENACTS ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR MAINE’S SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE

MAINE SENATE ENACTS ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR MAINE’S SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE

Posted: May 20, 2015

AUGUSTA--The Maine Senate enacted a measure that protects Maine’s shellfish acquaculture from disruption and predation today. “There’s a lot...

BILL TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH IN SMALL BREWERIES, DISTILLERIES, AND WINERIES MOVES FORWARD

BILL TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH IN SMALL BREWERIES, DISTILLERIES, AND WINERIES MOVES FORWARD

Posted: May 19, 2015

Measure would allow University of Maine Cooperative Extension to help breweries, wineries, and distilleries get product to market.   AUGUSTA -...

SENATE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR'S VETO ON MOOSE PERMIT CHANGE

SENATE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR'S VETO ON MOOSE PERMIT CHANGE

Posted: May 19, 2015

AUGUSTA - In a unanimous vote of 34-0, the Maine Senate voted to override Governor Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would allow the Commissioner...

BILL TO REDUCE ALCOHOL TAX ON KOMBUCHA EARNS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

BILL TO REDUCE ALCOHOL TAX ON KOMBUCHA EARNS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

Posted: May 18, 2015

Senator Alfond’s bill would reduce excise tax on kombucha, now moves to the Senate AUGUSTA--A bill aimed at reducing the alcohol excise tax on...

MEASURE STRENGTHENING STANDARDS-BASED DIPLOMAS MOVES FORWARD

MEASURE STRENGTHENING STANDARDS-BASED DIPLOMAS MOVES FORWARD

Posted: May 18, 2015

Alfond’s bill to form proficiency council unanimously supported by education panel   AUGUSTA--A bill aimed at strengthening standards-based...

Dem Radio Address: Haskell says, “We can’t just see poverty as someone else’s problem; we all have a stake in the success or failure of our neighbors.”

Dem Radio Address: Haskell says, “We can’t just see poverty as someone else’s problem; we all have a stake in the success or failure of our neighbors.”

Posted: May 15, 2015

  Good Morning, this is State Senator Anne Haskell of Portland.   Nowadays with this 24-hour news cycle and the neverending campaign season,...

BILL TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN MAINE MOVES AHEAD

BILL TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN MAINE MOVES AHEAD

Posted: May 14, 2015

Education committee unanimously supports measure   AUGUSTA--A bill aimed at ending childhood hunger was unanimously supported by the state’s...

GOP REJECTS COMMON SENSE MONEY SAVING BILL FOR PARTY LINE POLITICS

GOP REJECTS COMMON SENSE MONEY SAVING BILL FOR PARTY LINE POLITICS

Posted: May 13, 2015

Senate Republicans flip from original support to sustain veto...again AUGUSTA – In a vote of 20 - 15, Senate Republicans flipped their original...