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Portland Press Herald: LePage vetoes bill to fill $32 million budget gap

Posted: April 26, 2014

Read more here Lawmakers will need two-thirds majority in both chambers to override the veto. Republican Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill Friday that...

Weekly Radio Address: Johnson says,

Weekly Radio Address: Johnson says, "Lawmakers should choose the side of Maine's farmers, fishermen, and schools and support local food hubs"

Posted: April 26, 2014

  This connection to our food extends beyond what’s healthy; it also grows our sense of community, and it strengthens our local economy. All...

STATEMENT ON LEPAGE’S BUDGET VETO

Posted: April 25, 2014

Budget eliminates and reduces DHHS wait lists for people with disabilities, ups reimbursements for struggling nursing homes     AUGUSTA -...

THERMAL ENERGY BILL CAUGHT IN LEPAGE VETO SPREE

Posted: April 25, 2014

AUGUSTA – Governor LePage vetoed his 148th bill today, a measure sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson to study the potential benefits...

MPBN: MaineCare Rides Contract Award Raises Concern

Posted: April 25, 2014

Reported by Patty B. Wright You can read more here. Maine's Department of Health and Human Services has selected new brokers to run the state's...

SENATOR CRAVEN’S BILL TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Posted: April 24, 2014

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage has signed into law a bill sponsored by Democratic Senator Margaret Craven of Lewiston to clarify Maine’s current...

SOLAR BILL BECOMES LAW

Posted: April 24, 2014

Senator Vitelli’s bill will create a roadmap for solar power in Maine     AUGUSTA – A solar energy development bill sponsored by...

HEALTH CARE COSTS TRANSPARENCY BILL BECOMES LAW

Posted: April 24, 2014

AUGUSTA – A bill to provide transparency in health care costs became law today. The legislation is a result of a special study commission chaired...

NEW LAW STRENGTHENS MAINE FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Posted: April 23, 2014

Senator Boyle’s bill updates outcome-based forestry policy   AUGUSTA— A bill sponsored by Senator Jim Boyle of Gorham to update Maine’s...

MEASURE ENSURING NURSING HOME PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA BECOMES LAW

Posted: April 22, 2014

Senator Lachowicz’s measure allows non-smoked forms of medical marijuana in hospice and nursing homes      AUGUSTA – A bill sponsored by...