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BDN | Republican budget bill handed to Legislature on party-line vote

Posted: May 10, 2012

Source: Bangor Daily News, Christopher Cousins, May 10, 2012 AUGUSTA, Maine — Republicans on the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee...

Senator mulls new legislation after incident

Posted: May 09, 2012

Threatening tweets target York High teachers Source: Seacoast Online, Deborah Mcdermott, May 09, 2012 YORK, Maine — A state lawmaker may file...

Democrats accuse Republicans on budget committee of following LePage’s ‘secret marching orders’

Posted: May 08, 2012

Source: Eric Russell, BDN Staff, May 08, 2012 AUGUSTA, Maine — Republicans and Democrats on the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee...

Democrats call on governor to release new budget changes to public

Posted: May 08, 2012

Governor gives undisclosed “marching orders” to Republican lawmakers AUGUSTA – Democratic lawmakers on the Appropriations and Financial...

Sen. Jackson sets the record straight

Posted: May 02, 2012

Exclusive Submission to the St. John Valley Times April 23, 2012 I am writing in response to the April 18, 2012 reporting of LD 1910, An Act to...

St. John Valley Times: Pilot bus program has Jackson support

Posted: May 02, 2012

Pilot bus program has Jackson support ONLINE FIRST - IN PRINT NEXT - ST. JOHN VALLEY - State Senator Troy Jackson was instrumental in the...

KJ | MIKE TIPPING: GOP lawmakers tried to hide their support of line-item vetoes of aid

Posted: May 01, 2012

Mike Tipping Gov. Paul LePage recently used his line-item veto power to make some changes to the state budget. Undeterred by the fact that...

BDN | LePage stirs ruckus after calling state workers ‘corrupt’

Posted: April 30, 2012

Bangor Daily News By Eric Russell, BDN Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — It’s no big secret that Gov. Paul LePage wants to shrink state government, but...

Democratic Weekly Radio Address: Bartlett asks Governor to stop divisive rhetoric and rebuild our state

Posted: April 27, 2012

TARGETED INVESTMENT WILL SPRINGBOARD MAINE TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE Democratic Weekly Radio Address: Sen. Bartlett April 2012 Good Morning. This is State...

SENATOR HILL RELEASES STATEMENT IN REACTION TO GOVERNOR'S NAME-CALLING