Jan 25, 2012 •
Maine needs positive vision for economic future Rep. Emily Cain Welcome and thank you for coming. Democrats are here today – the day before the state of the state – to issue a challenge to the governor and ask for him to put aside ideology and extremism, and work with us to overcome the challenges...
Jan 24, 2012 •
One of the most controversial bills passed last session in the Legislature was the health insurance overhaul. The bill went in to effect on January 1st of this year, and I’m hearing all kinds of results. I am trying to gather better examples on how the new law has affected businesses in Portland. If you...
Jan 24, 2012 •
Education Committee Unanimous in its Support of bill to Improve Student Outcomes Augusta – Senator Justin Alfond (D-Cumberland County) today applauded the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee for its unanimous vote to pass LD 1422, “An Act to Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy.” The bill sets out a timeline requiring schools to use...
Jan 20, 2012 •
… The looming DHHS shortfall, estimated at $120 million through June 30, is still no reason to threaten closing schools, argued state Democrats. “To use schoolchildren as some sort of weapon in negotiations is just shocking to me,” Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, said Friday. “It’s just unconscionable.” Even Sen. Kevin Raye, R-Perry, the Senate president,...
Jan 18, 2012 •
Despite independent analysis Governor continues PR campaign distorting facts Augusta—A letter from the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal and Program Review (OFPR) to Senate Democratic leadership confirms Democrats’ ongoing concerns that Governor LePage’s Department of Health and Human Services budget is not based on substantiated facts or data. Highlights of the one and half page letter...
Jan 17, 2012 •
AUGUSTA – Democratic lawmakers released the following statement in response to the governor’s continued effort to misinform the public about the cause of the DHHS shortfall and the figures his administration used to calculate them. “The governor must stop spreading misinformation to the public and disrupting the Appropriations Committee,” said Rep. Emily Cain, D-Orono, the...
