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Maine Senate

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Name: Maine Senate

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Maine Senate pushes Medicaid expansion bill, House votes next

Updated: 7:53 PMHouse Speaker Rep. Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, will give his first bill-specific floor speech during tonight's debate.Staff WriterAUGUSTA – Democrats in the Senate Tuesday morning stymied Republican attempts to divide or delay a proposal ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 22 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Maine Senate, Justin Alfond, Health Care, Barack Obama

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

New lobbying rules for ex-lawmakers await LePage action

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe Posted: 9:43 AMIRS official Lerner: 'I have done nothing wrong' Posted: 11:27 AMUpdated: 12:29 PMSuspect in Glenburn girl's slaying makes initial court appearance Posted: 11:01 AMUpdated: 12:25 PMMaine ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Maine Senate, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bombing

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Maine Senate

Maine highway study law repeal approved

The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that repeals a requirement for a feasibility study on the proposed east-west highway. ... [Published WMTW - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Maine Senate

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Maine Senate passes work-force bill, but budget committee must fund it

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate advanced a bill aimed at addressing the state’s so-called “skills gap” on Monday, but it faces a hurdle before passage because of its cost.click image to enlargeBetsy Moorhouse, a Central Maine Community College instructor, ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 21 2013]

Entities: Maine Senate, Central Maine Community College, Maine Community College System, Maine AFL-CIO

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Maine Senate OKs bill that would link hospital debt to Medicaid expansion

AUGUSTA — For the third time in a week, Democrats in the Legislature prevailed Monday on a vote to link an expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Maine to a plan to repay the state’s Medicaid debt to its 39 hospitals.After lengthy debate, the Senate voted ... [Published Sun-Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Maine Senate, Wholesale, Affordable Care Act, Jeff Austin

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Maine Senate passes bill on ignition interlock devices

AUGUSTA, Maine ? In a unanimous vote, the Maine Senate passed a bill Monday sponsored by Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York, to increase the use of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) to prevent drunken driving.?Ignition interlock devices are very effective at preventing ... [Published Foster's Daily Democrat - May 21 2013]

Entities: Maine Senate, Suspension, Drink Driving

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Maine Gov. signs bill to ban ethanol gas

Legislation (LD 453) that prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale gasoline that contains corn-based ethanol as an additive at a level greater than 10% by volume has been signed into law by Maine Gov. Paul LePage.According to the Specialty ... [Published Modern Tire Dealer - May 17 2013]

Entities: Ethanol, Gasoline, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Maine Senate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Senate unanimously OKs work force bill

A bill to aid work force training, which includes about $5 million in state investments over two years, cleared the Maine Senate in a unanimous voice vote Wednesday.The Sun Journal reported that the bipartisan LD 90 will likely move to the House for a ... [Published Mainebiz - May 16 2013]

Entities: Maine Community College System, University of Maine System, Maine Senate, Butera

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

LePage vetoes bill to let school districts change how they pass budgets

Maine Gov. Paul LePage delivers his State of the State address in in the house chambers in Augusta Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. Buy PhotoAUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a Republican-sponsored bill that drew unanimous support in the Legislature, and ... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 16 2013]

Entities: David Burns, Maine Senate, Referendum

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

Bill allowing interstate speed limit increases approved

The Maine Senate has given final approval and sent to Gov. Paul LePage a bill allowing, but not ordering, higher speeds on Maine's interstate highways. ... [Published WMTW - May 07 2013]

Entities: Maine Senate

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Senate backs resolutions supporting campaign finance, immigration reforms

AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine Senate waded into two contentious federal debates Tuesday, supporting resolutions that call for a constitutional amendment overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United campaign finance ruling and urging Congress to ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Immigration, Citizens United, Reformism

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 3 reports

Maine Senate also OK's hiding gun data

Personal information on permit holders will be confidential, but general statistics will be available.By Michael Shepherd mshepherd@mainetoday.comState House Bureau AUGUSTA A bill to shield identifying information on concealed-handgun permits, strongly ... [Published Portland Press Herald - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Maine Senate, Michael Shepherd, Domestic Violence, Advocate, American Civil Liberties Union

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"If Medicaid is such a good idea why do we have to tie it such a popular proposal? Why can't it stand on its own merits?" Thomas said. "Is it because it's not as good a proposal as we're being told?"

Maine Senate pushes Medicaid expansion bill, House votes next [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 22 2013]

"Most of the people that we all represent in this state want the hospitals paid" said Thomas. "If expanding Medicaid was such a good idea, why do we have to tie it to such a popular bill?"

Democrats reject Republican amendments on Medicaid expansion, push bill through [Bangor Daily New ... [Published Pharmacy Choice - May 21 2013]

...work and help businesses find the talent they need to grow," said Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, in a prepared statement Tuesday. "The Legislature worked together to come up with a solution that will help create jobs, help Mainers keep jobs and Maine businesses in today’s economy."

Maine Senate passes work-force bill, but budget committee must fund it [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 21 2013]

...expansion…Leach’s amendment — which was adopted with a vote of 87 to 57 — would prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission from providing "medical assistance to any person who would not have been eligible for that assistance and for whom federal matching funds were not available" under the state’s existing criteria for medical assistance (Aaronson, 5/20)

Ground Battles Continue Over States' Medicaid Expansion [Published Kaiser Health News - May 21 2013]

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New lobbying rules for ex-lawmakers await LePag... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - 14 hours ago]
Maine highway study law repeal approved [Published WMTW - 15 hours ago]
Maine Senate votes to repeal mandate for east-w... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - 15 hours ago]
Maine Senate pushes Medicaid expansion bill, Ho... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 22 2013]
Democrats reject Republican amendments on Medic... [Published Pharmacy Choice - May 21 2013]
Maine Senate passes work-force bill, but budget... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 21 2013]
Ground Battles Continue Over States' Medicaid E... [Published Kaiser Health News - May 21 2013]
Maine Senate passes bill on ignition interlock ... [Published Foster's Daily Democrat - May 21 2013]
Maine Senate OKs bill that would link hospital ... [Published Sun-Journal - May 20 2013]
Snowe Plans to Fix Washington from the Outside In [Published The Fiscal Times - May 20 2013]
Maine Gov. signs bill to ban ethanol gas [Published Modern Tire Dealer - May 17 2013]
Senate unanimously OKs work force bill [Published Mainebiz - May 16 2013]
LePage vetoes bill to let school districts chan... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 16 2013]
Workforce development bill sails through Maine ... [Published Sun-Journal - May 16 2013]
Gerzofsky gun bill goes to hearing [Published Times Record - May 15 2013]
Family of missing Rangeley Lake snowmobilers me... [Published Kennebec Journal - May 15 2013]
Skowhegan police search for man who fled follow... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 15 2013]
Maine Senate sustains veto of school budget bill [Published Sun-Journal - May 15 2013]
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News Digest 05/08/13 [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 08 2013]
Bill allowing interstate speed limit increases ... [Published WMTW - May 07 2013]
Senate OKs bill to selectively raise Maine inte... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 07 2013]
Senate OKs bill on Maine interstate speeds [Published Boston Herald - May 07 2013]
Maine: Important Update on Legislation that Wo... [Published NRA-ILA - May 06 2013]
Police respond to Falmouth shooting [Published WGME.com - May 04 2013]
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Bus driver, student saves youth from choking [Published WGME.com - May 03 2013]
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LePage Bowen Unveil New Grading System For Publ... [Published WABI TV - May 02 2013]
Maine House resoundingly votes down proposal to... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 01 2013]

Blogs

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News Digest 05/08/13 [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 08 2013] 5/8, Laurie Jo Reynolds and Stephen F. Eisenman , Creative Time Reports, TruthOut, Tamms Is Torture: The Campaign to Close an Illinois Supermax Prison 5/8, Scott Thistle, Bangor (ME) Daily News, Bill to allow police to use drones without search warrant ...
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Susan Colli... [Published Daily Kos - Jan 25 2013] Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Leading Off : • ME-Sen : Public Policy Polling's first look at the 2014 Maine Senate race finds that, no surprise, Democrats have ...
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Susan Colli... [Published Swing State Project - Jan 25 2013] Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Leading Off : • ME-Sen : Public Policy Polling's first look at the 2014 Maine Senate race finds that, no surprise, Democrats have ...
Peter Ackerman Retained Executive Status at Roc... [Published Irregular Times - Dec 30 2012] When the choose-whichever-pro-Wall-Street-candidate-you-want presidential campaign corporation called Americans Elect made its public debut in the summer of 2011, it pledged to the American people that “We don’t promote any issues, ideology, or candidates. ...
The 2012 Daily Kos Elections Prediction Contest... [Published Swing State Project - Dec 21 2012] The 2012 Elections were (generally) pretty great for Team Blue: we re-elected Barack Obama, picked up a few seats in both houses of Congress, and affirmed marriage equality/defeated anti-equality efforts in four states, among others. But, for one of ...

Press Releases

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Life Care Funding CEO to Testify Before Maine S... [Published Financial Services - Apr 23 2013]