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Panel Unanimously Backs Bill to Address Budget Shortfall

Posted: March 19, 2014

Lawmakers reach compromise on budget, rainy day fund   AUGUSTA -- Early this morning, lawmakers on the state’s budget-writing committee...

MEASURE TO PROMOTE SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ADVANCES

Posted: March 19, 2014

AUGUSTA – The Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee unanimously voted to support a bill sponsored by Democratic Senator Eloise Vitelli to...

MPBN: Maine Senate Backs Expanding Autism Coverage

Posted: March 19, 2014

Read more here Current Maine law mandates that insurance companies provide coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorder for children ages 5...

MPBN: Bill to Arm Maine Forest Rangers Advances

Posted: March 19, 2014

By Susan Sharon Read more here Maine moved another step closer to becoming only the third northeastern state - after New York and New Hampshire -...

MPBN: LePage: Harvest More Timber to Lower Heating Bills

Posted: March 19, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here Gov. Paul LePage will submit a bill to the Legislature this week that, if approved, would pump more money into a home...

BILL TO EXPAND AUTISM INSURANCE COVERAGE ADVANCES

Posted: March 18, 2014

Senator Lachowicz’s bill requires autism coverage through age 10   AUGUSTA—Earlier today, the Senate unanimously approved a bill sponsored...

BILL STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BECOMES LAW

Posted: March 18, 2014

Law sponsored by Senator Cain takes effect immediately AUGUSTA— A bill sponsored by Democratic Senator Emily Cain of Orono to increase safety for...

SENATE REPUBLICANS FLIP VOTES, SUSTAIN LEPAGE VETO OF BILL TO CREATE STATE-RUN VIRTUAL ACADEMY

Posted: March 18, 2014

Measure originally passed Senate 24-11; veto sustained 23-12 AUGUSTA—After some Senate Republicans flipped their votes, the Senate failed to...

Budget Work Delayed After LePage’s DHHS Team Refuses to Show Up

Posted: March 17, 2014

AUGUSTA -- The effort to resolve the shortfall in the state’s budget for this year slowed on Monday after officials from Governor Paul LePage’s...

MPBN: Maine CDC Staffer: Mayhew Signed Off on Document Shredding

Posted: March 17, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here Maine Center for Disease Control staffers told members of the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee today that...