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DEMOCRATS SUPPORT A MEASURE TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MAINERS

Posted: April 02, 2013

Proposed legislation will save money and create jobs AUGUSTA---Members of the state’s Health and Human Services committee held a public hearing...

SENATE VOTES TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE

Posted: April 02, 2013

Honest day’s work should be rewarded with honest day’s pay AUGUSTA—Earlier today, the Senate passed legislation to increase the minimum wage in...

Bangor Daily News: Will workforce committee’s work close Maine’s skills gap?

Posted: April 01, 2013

By Matthew Stone Read more here Fifty-nine percent of Maine jobs will require some form of postsecondary training by 2018, according to the...

Weekly Radio Address: Patrick says Raising minimum wage is the right thing to do and it’s the right time to do it

Weekly Radio Address: Patrick says Raising minimum wage is the right thing to do and it’s the right time to do it

Posted: March 30, 2013

Weekly Radio Address: Senator John Patrick Imagine for an hour’s work you still are not earning enough to buy the laundry detergent you need to...

Seacoast Online: Track: Class B boys championship track team honored at State House

Seacoast Online: Track: Class B boys championship track team honored at State House

Posted: March 29, 2013

Read more here Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York welcomed the captains and coaches from the York High School boys indoor track team to the Maine State Senate...

For Immediate Release: Senator Jackson Sponsors Bill to Encourage Hiring of American Loggers

Posted: March 26, 2013

Bill would repeal tax exemption for foreign wood harvesters Senator Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) sponsored a bill to limit the tax exemption or refund...

For Immediate Release: JACKSON'S "PENSION FAIRNESS" BILL DIVIDES COMMITTEE

Posted: March 26, 2013

The measure would equally apply state employee pension cuts to governor  AUGUSTA - A measure sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Senator Troy...

MAINE’S WORKFORCE COMMITTEE HEARS FROM MAINE DOWNTOWN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES

MAINE’S WORKFORCE COMMITTEE HEARS FROM MAINE DOWNTOWN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES

Posted: March 26, 2013

Committee travels to Belfast and tours high-growth business built around burgeoning downtown BELFAST—Today the Joint Select Committee on Maine's...

Sen. Tuttle Sponsors Bill to Restore Eligibility and Funding for Drug Programs for the Elderly and Disabled

Posted: March 25, 2013

AUGUSTA- Senator John Tuttle (D-Sanford) is sponsoring a bill to restore funding levels and eligibility requirements for drug programs for the...

SENATOR MAZUREK SPONSORS BILL TO CRIMINALIZE IMPORTATION OF BATH SALTS

Posted: March 21, 2013

Calls for action to protect Mainers from this growing epidemic  AUGUSTA—Senator Edward Mazurek (D-Rockland) is sponsoring a bill to criminalize...