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SENATOR JACKSON APPOINTED TO NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Posted: October 04, 2013

AUGUSTA—Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) has been appointed to the Natural Resources and Infrastucture Committee of the National...

MPBN: Welfare Reform to be Key Issue in Upcoming Maine Legislative Session

Posted: October 03, 2013

By Mal Leary Read more here Among the changes being proposed by the LePage administration in the new year is a welfare reform package. The plan...

MPBN: LePage's Budget Cutting Plan Targets Education, Social Service Programs

Posted: October 03, 2013

By AJ Higgins Read more here Last spring, a legislative committee approved a plan requiring Gov. Paul LePage to identify nearly $34 million in...

Bangor Daily News: Maine House GOP leader introduces 2 welfare reform bills; Democrats say they ‘vilify’ poor families

Posted: October 03, 2013

By Mario Moretto Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Rep. Kenneth Fredette, the Maine House Republican leader, on Wednesday introduced two bills...

LEPAGE REVISITS HARMFUL CUTS FOR THE ECONOMY

LEPAGE REVISITS HARMFUL CUTS FOR THE ECONOMY

Posted: October 02, 2013

Funding to education and aid to towns are back on chopping block AUGUSTA—Funding to education and workforce training, vaccines for kids, and...

STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ISSUE STATEMENT ON SHUTDOWN

Posted: October 01, 2013

AUGUSTA—The President of the Maine Senate and the Speaker of the House released the following statement on the unnecessary shutdown of the federal...

LEPAGE MISLEADS PUBLIC ON BUDGET

Posted: September 30, 2013

Extra fifty cents on dinner tab pales in comparison to LePage’s property tax spike   AUGUSTA—Democratic Leaders issued the following...

PEW RESEARCHER: MAINE TAX BREAKS NEED ACCOUNTABILITY

Posted: September 30, 2013

Greater scrutiny for corporate tax breaks needed to prevent property tax hikes   AUGUSTA --   Maine’s corporate tax breaks are not getting...

The Maine Campus: Touchstone Resources Organizes Suicide Prevention Walk

Posted: September 30, 2013

By Christopher Burns Read more here For everyone gathered outside Fogler Library Sunday afternoon, there was more to celebrate than an unbroken...

SENATOR HASKELL SPEAKS AT CONSERVATION GROUP’S SCORECARD ANNOUNCEMENT

SENATOR HASKELL SPEAKS AT CONSERVATION GROUP’S SCORECARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted: September 30, 2013

Environmental conservation group praises lawmaker for commitment to natural resources   AUGUSTA – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Anne...