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Published
May 18, 2012

Tax cut among last acts

AUGUSTA — Republicans passed a bill Thursday to lower income taxes further in the future, but Democrats expressed concern that the measure creates ongoing deficits.
Published
May 17, 2012

Bond bills move forward in House, Senate

AUGUSTA — Requests to spend money for helipads in rural communities, transit buses, and innovative research and development projects could go before voters in November following votes Wednesday in support of a series of bond bills.
Published
May 17, 2012

Lawmakers OK 5 bonds; governor’s input next

AUGUSTA — Requests to spend money for helipads in rural communities, transit buses, and innovative research and development projects could go before voters in November following votes Wednesday in support of a series of bond bills.
Published
May 16, 2012

Pared-down budget passes initial votes

AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, despite pressure from groups opposed to MaineCare cuts, passed a budget Tuesday that eliminates health care coverage for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and reduces funding for Head Start.
Published
May 16, 2012

GOP APPROVES HEALTH CARE CUTS

AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, despite pressure from groups opposed to MaineCare cuts, passed a budget Tuesday that eliminates health care coverage for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and reduces funding for Head Start.
Published
May 16, 2012

Land bill rejected in Senate

AUGUSTA — A bill that would have allowed landowners to get some compensation for adverse effects of state regulations was voted down in the Senate on Tuesday.
Published
May 15, 2012

Maine Senate GOP passes social service cuts

The budget eliminates MaineCare for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens, and reduces funding for Head Start.
Published
May 15, 2012

Budget protesters rally in State House hallway

The budget eliminates MaineCare for more than 20,000 people, ends prescription benefits for about 1,500 elderly people, and cuts education funding for low-income children and their families.
Published
May 15, 2012

Supporters of gay marriage pledge $100,000 to cause

AUGUSTA — Two wealthy Democratic activists from New York have pledged $100,000 to Mainers United for Marriage, kicking off a four-week matching gift challenge in an effort to pass the gay-marriage proposal on November’s ballot.
Published
May 15, 2012

Foes of gay marriage still fighting disclosure

AUGUSTA — The National Organization for Marriage, which contributed nearly $2 million to help repeal the legalization of gay marriage in Maine in 2009, continues to fight Maine’s campaign finance disclosure laws in state and federal courts.