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LAWMAKERS AGREE ON SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET

Posted: April 10, 2012

Appropriations Committee restores funding to many programs cut by Governor's proposal AUGUSTA – Minutes before midnight on Monday evening,...

STATE SENATE GIVES INITIAL SUPPORT FOR EQUALIZING MUNICIPAL REVENUE SHARING

Posted: April 10, 2012

Measure would help equalize tax base for hundreds of Maine communities   AUGUSTA—The Maine State Senate gave initial support today for a...

MEASURE HELPING VET ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVES INITIAL SUPPORT IN MAINE SENATE

Posted: April 09, 2012

AUGUSTA—The Maine Senate gave initial support for a bill that would allow charitable nonprofits, including Veterans organizations, to operate up to...

Former state official given 3 1/2 years for stealing funds

Posted: April 07, 2012

Source: Maine Today Media, Leslie Bridgers, April 7, 2012  PORTLAND — The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority was sentenced Friday...

Weekly Radio Address: Rep. Sharon Treat--Mainers deserve affordable health care

Posted: April 06, 2012

Democratic Weekly Radio Address: Rep. Treat Maine-based insurance marketplace would lower costs for all Maine people   Good morning, I’m State...

FUNDING RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS DEFEATED IN MAINE SENATE

Posted: April 06, 2012

Bipartisan Support Defeated Governor's Religious School Bill AUGUSTA – The Maine State Senate rejected Governor LePage's effort to use public...

MAINE SENATE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR'S VETO

Posted: April 06, 2012

AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate voted today to override a veto of a bill that would help schools get paid for providing certain medically necessary...

SENATE REPUBLICANS OPT FOR SPEED OVER SAFETY WITH ELECTRICIAN TRAINING

Posted: April 06, 2012

AUGUSTA – The Maine State Senate voted largely along party lines on a measure that decreases supervision of electricians-in-training and undercuts...

MAINE SENATE REPUBLICANS GIVE INITIAL SUPPORT TO TAKE AWAY RIGHTS FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS

Posted: April 06, 2012

Augusta—Maine Senate Republicans supported a measure that takes away the rights of Maine childcare workers in a vote of 19 – 16.    ...

Changes proposed for Biddeford's MERC plant

Posted: April 06, 2012

Source: Sun Chronicle, Kate Irish Collins, Wednesday, April 4, 2012  BIDDEFORD – The wheels are in motion to finally close the Maine Energy...