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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS MILITARY RECRUITERS

Posted: June 05, 2013

Dems say, All points of view should be presented AUGUSTA – In a unanimous vote, the Maine Senate passed a bill to allow military recruiters to...

SENATE INCREASES TRANSPARENCY IN POLITICAL FUNDRAISING

Posted: June 05, 2013

Requires Governors-elect to disclose fundraising and lobbying during transition   AUGUSTA--Today in a 20-15 vote, the Senate approved a measure...

Seacoast Online: Hill, LePage take stands during budget hearings

Posted: June 05, 2013

By Deb McDermott Read more here YORK — The Maine Legislature's Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Dawn Hill, after declining to allow Gov. Paul...

Lawmakers Pass Measure to Protect Maine Loggers

Posted: June 04, 2013

Resolve would strengthen Department of Labor rules against the unethical use of foreign loggers AUGUSTA – Lawmakers in the Maine House and Senate...

Bangor Daily News: Maine lawmakers press for raises for state workers despite budget shortage

Posted: June 04, 2013

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee are working behind closed doors to make drastic...

SENATE PROTECTS STUDENTS, PREVENTS GUNS IN SCHOOLS

Posted: June 04, 2013

Rejects measure that would have allowed teachers to carry guns in schools AUGUSTA--Today, in a 19-14 vote, the Senate defeated a measure that would...

Maine Lawmakers Call for Defeat of Federal Legislation Threatening Northern Maine's Economy

Posted: June 04, 2013

AUGUSTA - Assistant Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) and State Representative Charles Kenneth Theriault (D-Madawaska) today called on...

SENATE PROTECTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR HARD-WORKING MAINERS

Posted: June 03, 2013

Measure protects benefits for those unemployed through no fault of their own AUGUSTA—Today, in a 19—15 vote, the Senate passed a bill to protect...

OFFER TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE TO THOUSANDS GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM COMMITTEE

Posted: May 30, 2013

Accepting federal health care dollars will insure up to 70,000 low-income and working Mainers AUGUSTA—This afternoon the Legislature’s health...

Senate Approves Measure from Sen. Jackson To Protect Economic Development in Rural Maine

Posted: May 30, 2013

Measure would prevent minimum population requirements in Community Development Block Grants AUGUSTA – A measure sponsored by Assistant Senate...