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DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR ELECTION LAW TRANSPARENCY

Posted: March 14, 2012

Senate Republicans defeat measure that calls for disclosure of political advertising sponsors   AUGUSTA—Democrats in the Maine Senate fought...

BDN | LePage supplemental budget would cut general assistance, funding for MPBN

Posted: March 14, 2012

By Eric Russell, BDN Staff Posted March 13, 2012, at 6:50 p.m. Last modified March 14, 2012, at 4:48 a.m. AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul...

MPBN | Lawmakers Express Surprise at Proposal to Eliminate MPBN Funding

MPBN | Lawmakers Express Surprise at Proposal to Eliminate MPBN Funding

Posted: March 14, 2012

03/14/2012   Reported By: Mal Leary Members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee expressed surprise that Gov. Paul LePage would...

SENATE ENDORSES CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN HOME FORECLOSURES

Posted: March 13, 2012

AUGUSTA – The State Senate took initial votes to pass a measure that will give protections to homeowners in foreclosure proceedings, provide more...

Update of state mining laws could bring up to 300 jobs to Aroostook County

Posted: March 13, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — An Aroostook County representative has submitted legislation that he said Monday would clarify the state’s mining laws while...

Education committee to hold public hearings on LePage’s controversial reform bills

Posted: March 13, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — Four controversial education reform bills announced more than a month ago by Gov. Paul LePage and education commissioner Stephen...

Weekly Radio Address: Rep. Rotundo says DHHS error should never have been withheld, undermines trust

Posted: March 12, 2012

  Good morning, I’m State Rep. Peggy Rotundo from Lewiston and the ranking Democrat on the state’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs...

Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day debuts March 30 in Rumford

Posted: March 12, 2012

RUMFORD — River Valley veterans who served during the Vietnam War are invited to attend a special recognition ceremony Friday, March 30. It will...

MTM | State considers freezing enrollment in public-worker pension system

Posted: March 11, 2012

Source: By John Richardson, March 11, 2012, MaineToday Media   AUGUSTA - The state's 70-year-old pension system may soon be retired. After...

MTM | More than 1,200 public workers double dipping

Posted: March 11, 2012

As private-sector retirees took hits, many Mainers worked for the state or schools while also getting state pensions in 2011. Source: March 11, 2012,...