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Maine House Democrats Discuss 2016 Legislative Priorities

On the first day of the 2016 session, the Maine House Democratic caucus took time before the start of the day’s work to lay out their objectives for the remainder of the 127th session.

From a press release:

Speaker of the House Mark Eves (D-North Berwick) opened the press conference by saying, “We’re focusing on priorities that…

ME Legislators Roll Out Comprehensive Bipartisan Drug Crisis Plan (VIDEO)

Recorded 12/9/15 at Maine State House’s Welcome Center. The accompanying press release via Maine Senate and House Democrats reads:

Legislative Leaders Announce Bipartisan $4.8m Plan to Fight Drug Crisis in Maine

The plan provides equal funding for treatment as well as law enforcement

AUGUSTA | December 9, 2015 | Today, Speaker of…

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Rules Against Governor LePage; Upholds 71 Laws

As anticipated, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court wasted no time in coming back with a speedy response to last week’s hour long hearing, issuing the following opinion today: a 6-0 smack-down of Governor LePage (PDF).

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Governor Paul LePage: “This was not about…

Maine Governor Paul LePage used April 15 aka “Tax Day” to hold a press conference attacking Democrats’ “Better Deal for Maine Plan”, continue to push his tax reform plan as part of the FY 2016-7 budget, and unveil via the right wing national organization American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) an “online tax calculator” for the state, designed to provide what theoretically Mainers would pay…

Last Thursday’s press release read in part:

Top Democratic leaders in the State House on Thursday countered Gov. Paul LePage’s budget with their plan to grow the economy from the middle out rather than the top down.

Speaker Mark Eves, Senate Democratic Leader Justin…

Maine Legislators, Coalition Work to Address Senior Housing Needs #mepolitics

Press conference held inside Cony Flatiron Building, which is undergoing extensive renovations as to become 48 affordable units for Maine seniors.

In February, the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC) released new research on Maine’s senior population, housing stock and unmet senior housing needs. They met with a bipartisan group of legislators, calling for passage of a general obligation…

LePage, Dems Finally Meet To Discuss Riverview Woes, Alexander Report Payments #mepolitics

Democratic leaders had waited for more than two months for an opportunity to speak with Governor Paul LePage on a number of concerns, not the least of which were the troubling news of Riverview once again failing to qualify for federal re-certification and final resolution of the monies owed back to the state from the Alexander Group for their now widely discredited and plagiarized report. A…

"Arrest for Treason/ Execution" Docs Released, Proving LePage Lied to BDN, Re: Sovereign Citizens Talks #mepolitics

A review of last night’s two phone calls by Maine Governor paul LePage to the managing editor of the Bangor Daily News (“LePage denies he discussed ‘executing’ Maine Democratic leaders”). The first call:

“I was never in the room where ‘execute’ was used,” the governor said in a phone call to the BDN managing editor.

“It never happened,” he said later in the call.“We did not discuss execution,…