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LAWMAKERS SEEK COLLABORATION IN RESOLVING CRISIS AT RIVERVIEW

Posted: October 09, 2013

Lack of plan, no clear answers from LePage Administration   AUGUSTA—Patient treatment, worker safety, and adequate staffing at Riverview...

SENATOR JOHNSON NAMED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

Posted: October 08, 2013

Sierra Club praises lawmaker for championing environmental issues   PORTLAND –The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club named Senator Chris...

St. John Valley Times: Sen. Troy Jackson appointed to national committee

Posted: October 08, 2013

Read more here ALLAGASH, Maine - Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, has been appointed to the Natural Resources and Infrastucture...

Press Herald: State lacks backup plan if it drops ride broker

Posted: October 07, 2013

By Joe Lawlor Read more here DHHS also says it will keep the broker system even though past ride providers could quickly resume service. The state...

SENATOR VALENTINO CELEBRATES MANUFACTURING DAY AT KENNEBEC TECHNOLOGIES

SENATOR VALENTINO CELEBRATES MANUFACTURING DAY AT KENNEBEC TECHNOLOGIES

Posted: October 04, 2013

Praises “new generation” of Maine manufacturing AUGUSTA – Today, in celebration of National Manufacturing Day, Senator Linda Valentino of Saco...

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...