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Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul After Heated Debate

Posted: May 17, 2011

VIEW VIDEO COVERAGE FROM WABI-5 by Rob Poindexter - May 16th 2011 11:06pm Augusta - Governor LePage and Republican lawmakers scored a big...

Maine health system overhaul ready for signature

Maine health system overhaul ready for signature

Posted: May 17, 2011

Republicans deflect claims of a rushed process and expect a more competitive market and premium cuts. Read More at the Portland Press Herald By Tom...

LD 1333: What does it do?

Posted: May 17, 2011

L.D. 1333 OVERHAULS Maine’s health insurance market for about 40,000 people – those who buy independently or through employers whose...

Committee will review Maine campaign finance bills

Posted: May 17, 2011

Read more at the Portland Press Herald By Rebekah Metzler rmetzler@mainetoday.com MaineToday Media State House Writer AUGUSTA — Changes aimed at...

SENATE DEMOCRATS: HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL IS NOT PANACEA FOR UNINSURED AND WILL HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

Posted: May 16, 2011

Majority of Senate Democrats demand more protections for consumers and uninsured AUGUSTA—The State Senate voted 24 – 10 largely along party...

STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF MILA KOFMAN

Posted: May 16, 2011

AUGUSTA—Senate Democrats released the following statement after learning of Mila Kofman's resignation from the position of Maine Superintendent of...

Lawmakers reaffirm Maine's Regional Energy Compact

Posted: May 16, 2011

Democrats stop extreme Republican proposal to drop out of RGGI AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee...

Democrat issues statement on proposed MPBN funding cuts, governor's office responds

Posted: May 16, 2011

Read more on WGME. A democratic lawmaker says he'll speak one on one with the governor over his plan to cut all of the Maine Public Broadcasting...

DEMOCRATIC LEADER RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED DEFUNDING OF MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Posted: May 16, 2011

AUGUSTA—Senate Democratic Leader Barry Hobbins of Saco released the following statement in response to Governor Paul LePage's latest change package...

WCSH 6: Sen. Alfond on Charter Schools

Posted: May 15, 2011

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