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Leaders upbeat as Maine legislative deadline nears

Posted: May 15, 2011

By: GLENN ADAMS 05/15/11 12:30 PM Associated Press Read more at the Washington Examiner. With health insurance reform and a...

Radio Address: Sen. Hill: BUDGET IS MORE THAN JUST A MATH EQUATION

Posted: May 14, 2011

Weekly Radio Address - Sen. Hill - May 14th, 2011 Good Morning and thank you for tuning in. This is State Senator Dawn Hill from York. I am the lead...

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD: Our View: LePage's MaineCare cuts go too deep

Posted: May 13, 2011

Balancing a budget on the backs of people in need is not responsible government. Gov. LePage ran on a promise to reform welfare and end a culture of...

LePage Proposes to Eliminate MPBN Funding

Posted: May 12, 2011

Among the changes included in the governor's $6.1 billion budget is an entirely new proposal that would eliminate all state funding for the Maine...

Seacoast Online: Maine towns closer to hiring N.H. workers income-tax free

Posted: May 12, 2011

By Deborah Mcdermott May 12, 2011 KITTERY, Maine — All that's needed now to make a bill that will give border towns like Kittery the right to...

Turnpike head endorses strict standards

Posted: May 11, 2011

MORNING SENTINEL PORTLAND PRESS HERALD AUGUSTA -- The interim director of the Maine Turnpike Authority endorsed more stringent standards for the...

Talks fail to yield compromise on health insurance

Posted: May 11, 2011

STATE HOUSE By Tom Bell tbell@mainetoday.com MaineToday Media State House Writer AUGUSTA -- Negotiations between Republican and Democratic...

Portland Press Herald: Rules aim to tame Maine Turnpike spending

Posted: May 11, 2011

Legislators consider regular auditing, and some call for fresh faces on the authority's board By Susan M. Cover MaineToday Media State House Writer...

Maine's teenage workers may soon be able to pick up a few more hours

Posted: May 10, 2011

WCSH-6 Many democrats, however, are still opposed. Sen. Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) says he is concerned that allowing teens to work longer hours...

Dill wins Senate 7 race

Posted: May 10, 2011

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD By Leslie Bridgers lbridgers@pressherald.com Staff Writer Democrat Cynthia Dill handily won the state Senate District 7 race,...