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BDN | Budget committee resumes work next week — will bipartisanship continue?

Posted: April 20, 2012

Source: By Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News, April 20, 2012 AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage put general assistance in the spotlight when he...

Democrats ask for list of Republican flip-floppers

Posted: April 19, 2012

FOAA request for Republican poll results Today Senate and House Democratic leadership issued a letter to their Republican counterparts requesting,...

Senate effectively kills bill that sought to remove public access to governor’s ‘working papers’

Posted: April 17, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to postpone indefinitely a measure that sought to exempt from Maine’s Freedom of...

Tenants, businesses recovering from Fort Kent fire, donations top $42,000

Posted: April 17, 2012

FORT KENT, Maine — Three weeks after a fire destroyed a section of the West Main Street business district and displaced more than a dozen...

DEMOCRATS URGE VETO OVERRIDE

Posted: April 17, 2012

Lawmakers must reconvene to respond to line-item veto AUGUSTA—Senate and House Democratic leadership issued a letter to their Republican...

Democratic Address: Jackson says, Maine Doesn't Need Lawmakers Who Choose Winners and Losers

Posted: April 13, 2012

Weekly Radio Address: Sen. Jackson Maine Doesn't Need Lawmakers Who Choose Winners and Losers    Good Morning. This is State Senator Troy...

INJURED WORKERS LOSE PROTECTIONS UNDER GOP LEADERSHIP

Posted: April 13, 2012

AUGUSTA—The Maine Senate GOP voted late in the evening in favor of a measure, LD 1913, that takes away critical benefits to Maine's most injured...

MAINE SENATE GIVES INITIAL SUPPORT TO SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET

Posted: April 12, 2012

Lawmakers rejected many of the governor's proposed cuts AUGUSTA – Maine Senate gave overwhelming initial approval to the state's biennial...

MAINE SENATE GIVES INITIAL SUPPORT TO SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET

Posted: April 12, 2012

Lawmakers rejected many of the governor's proposed cuts AUGUSTA – Maine Senate gave overwhelming initial approval to the state's biennial...

STATE SENATE PASSES REVENUE SHARING BILL

Posted: April 12, 2012

Measure will help equalize tax base for hundreds of Maine communities   AUGUSTA—The Maine State Senate gave its final approval today for a...