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SENATE REPUBLICANS SUSTAIN LEPAGE VETO OF RESPONSIBLE USE OF FIREWORKS BILL

Posted: March 12, 2014

AUGUSTA—The Senate fell short of the two-thirds or 24 votes needed to override a veto when all 15 Senate Republicans voted to sustain Governor...

SENATE REPUBLICAN FLIP-FLOPS, DENIES HEARING AIDS TO YOUNG ADULTS

Posted: March 12, 2014

Senate Republicans sustain LePage veto 23-12 AUGUSTA – After one Senate Republican flipped his vote, the Senate failed to secure the two-thirds, or...

LAWMAKERS TAKE UP BIPARTISAN HEALTH CARE PLAN

Posted: March 12, 2014

Maine Senate set to debate bipartisan plan AUGUSTA -- The Maine Senate will to take up a bipartisan plan for life-saving health care for 70,000...

BEHIND THE EXPANSION NUMBERS: CAIN TELLS THE PENOBSCOT COUNTY STORY

Posted: March 11, 2014

AUGUSTA—Democratic Senator Emily Cain of Orono shared a story of people living in her district who have been hurt by Maine’s failure to accept...

SENATOR JOHNSON RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR LEPAGE’S VETO OF RESPONSIBLE USE OF FIREWORKS BILL

Posted: March 11, 2014

AUGUSTA—Following Governor LePage’s veto of a bill to ensure responsible use of fireworks, Senator Chris Johnson of Somerville issued the...

HOLDING BACK BONDS PUTS SUMMER CONSTRUCTION JOBS AT RISK

Posted: March 11, 2014

Summer construction projects in danger of cancellation, says state’s top budget officer AUGUSTA—Top Democratic leaders learned that...

Majority of State Chamber of Commerce Board Backs Medicaid Expansion Proposal

Posted: March 10, 2014

Health care expansion is good for business   AUGUSTA—A majority of the members of the Maine Chamber of Commerce supported two to one to...

BUSINESS ZONES WOULD HURT MAINE’S ECONOMY

BUSINESS ZONES WOULD HURT MAINE’S ECONOMY

Posted: March 10, 2014

LePage’s New Business Gimmick Drives Down Wages  AUGUSTA—Top Democrats dismissed Governor LePage’s failed and divisive initiative to undercut...

Seacoast Online: Maine Residents are urged to claim cash

Posted: March 10, 2014

By Deborah McDermott Read more here York woman alerting people to money in their names sitting in state coffers About 18 southern York County...

Forecaster Forum: Health-care expansion in Maine shouldn't be a partisan issue

Posted: March 10, 2014

By Senator James Boyle and Senator Rebecca Millett Read more here For more than a year, the Legislature has been talking about the need to accept...