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GOP chairman’s charge that Democrats ‘steal’ election causes stir

Posted: June 13, 2011

Read more at Bangor Daily News. By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Tempers flared in the state Senate on Friday after the chairman of...

State budget worthy of support

Posted: June 13, 2011

Read more at the Bangor Daily News. EDITORIAL With little fanfare, the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee has in recent months approved...

MPBN: Senator Gerzofsky outraged by bill to restrict voting rights

MPBN: Senator Gerzofsky outraged by bill to restrict voting rights

Posted: June 13, 2011

Move to Eliminate Maine's Same Day Voter Registration Law Draws Protests 06/13/2011 Reported By: Tom Porter A bill to do away with same-day...

Radio Address: Sen. Diamond on same-day registration

Posted: June 11, 2011

Weekly Radio Address - June 11th, 2011 Good Morning. Thank you for tuning in to the Democratic Radio Address. This is Senator Bill Diamond....

Senate GOP, Dems clash over same-day voter registration

Posted: June 09, 2011

Read more at Bangor Daily News. By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff Posted June 08, 2011, at 9:44 p.m. AUGUSTA, Maine — Senate Republicans followed the...

SENATE REPUBLICANS GUT VOTERS' RIGHTS

Posted: June 08, 2011

Eliminating same-day voter registration will eliminate tens of thousands of voters   AUGUSTA—Senate Republicans gutted voters' rights today...

SENATE DEFENDS PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Posted: June 08, 2011

Bill is “unnecessary and mean spirited” AUGUSTA – Senate Democrats today defeated a measure that would have violated the Maine Human Rights...

LePage vetoes foreign loggers bill

Posted: June 08, 2011

Read more at Bangor Daily News By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Citing potential constitutional issues, Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday...

Governor's veto bad for Maine workers

Posted: June 08, 2011

Read more at Boston.com Excerpt: In another matter, LePage vetoed a bill barring the Department of Conservation from permitting timber harvesting...

SENATE MAINTAINS WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE

Posted: June 08, 2011

The remaining anti-choice bills defeated by the Maine Senate   AUGUSTA – Today the Maine Senate defeated the final three measures of this...