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Mainebiz: $3M bond would help Down East lab

Posted: April 30, 2014

Read more here A $3 million bond proposal signed by Gov. Paul LePage would benefit Mount Desert Island Biological Lab, a nonprofit biomedical...

LEPAGE VETO PEN STRIKES OUT PREDICTABILITY FROM MAINE’S WIND ENERGY LAWS

Posted: April 30, 2014

AUGUSTA –Governor LePage vetoed a bill that clarified the regulatory process and provided predictability to Maine’s wind energy law. “This...

LEPAGE VETOES EXPANSION FOR FOURTH TIME

Posted: April 30, 2014

Maine is only state in New England to deny expansion offer   AUGUSTA--Governor LePage took another opportunity to deny lifesaving health care...

LEPAGE SAYS ‘NO’ TO SMALL BUSINESS BOND

Posted: April 30, 2014

Bond targets small businesses and entrepreneurs to get products from lab to market   AUGUSTA –Governor Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a small...

LEPAGE VETOES BILL PROTECTING WORKERS’ SEVERANCE PAY

Posted: April 30, 2014

AUGUSTA – Governor LePage vetoed a bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash to allow former employees of the Maine...

LEPAGE VETOES BILL TO INCREASE ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS

Posted: April 30, 2014

AUGUSTA – LePage vetoes unanimously supported measure to increase access to dental care in underserved areas. “All too often families in rural...

Bangor Daily News: To support local farmers, Legislature should stick with food hubs

Posted: April 29, 2014

By John Piotti Read more here Last week, Gov. Paul LePage vetoed LD 1431, a bill that could help small farms gain new markets and move more local...

PRE-K MEASURE BECOMES LAW

Posted: April 29, 2014

Will provide start up funding to school districts to offer pre-K programs AUGUSTA—A measure to expand early childhood education in Maine became...

COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY BILL BECOMES LAW

Posted: April 29, 2014

Bill creates commission to address college affordability and degree completion AUGUSTA—This morning a measure to address degree completion and the...

LEPAGE USES VETO PEN TO DENY INSURANCE PROTECTION TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Posted: April 28, 2014

AUGUSTA—During Autism Awareness month, Governor Paul LePage vetoed a bill sponsored by Democratic Senator Colleen Lachowicz of Waterville to expand...