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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...

COMMITTEE ADVANCES MEASURE TO ADDRESS COST OF COLLEGE

Posted: March 17, 2014

Creates commission to address college affordability and degree completion   AUGUSTA—This afternoon, the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee...