Senate President Alfond on Bill Green’s Maine
Senate President Justin Alfond talks with Bill Green about his life and his plans for the 126th Maine Senate.
MPBN: Maine’s $40 Million Budget Hole: No Easy Answers
… Lawmakers are drawing lines in the debate that they say pits corporate welfare against municipal welfare. Maine Senate President Justin Alfond says state government won’t save a dime by cutting revenue sharing. “This is a classical false choice,” Alfond said. “If we break our promise of revenue sharing, we will simply be shifting the...
Measure to Support Brewers Receives Strong Support
Alfond’s measure to improve tasting events draws small businesses from across Maine AUGUSTA – A measure to support small breweries across the state received strong support today at a public hearing before the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. “Over the past several years, Maine’s brewing and distilling industry has been growing fast,†said President...
Measure to Support Civic Center – Portland Pirates Negotiations Receives Strong Support
Pirates owner and Civic Center trustees endorse Alfond’s measure AUGUSTA – A measure to allow the sharing of liquor sales revenue between auditoriums and sports teams received strong support today at a public hearing before the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. “Many folks in our community were disappointed when negotiations broke down between the...
Measure to Support Civic Center – Portland Pirates Negotiations Receives Public Hearing
Senate President Justin Alfond sponsors bill to allow sharing of liquor sales revenue between parties AUGUSTA – A measure to to allow the sharing of liquor sales revenue between auditoriums and sports teams will have a public hearing before the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee at 1:00 p.m. Today, Tuesday, January 21. “It was disappointing...
Senate President says Proposed Cuts to Welcome Center are Shortsighted
Governor continues his pursuit of defunding training center for foreign-trained workers AUGUSTA–Senate President Justin Alfond released the following statement in response to the LePage administration’s proposal to defund the newly created Welcome Center. Many showed up to the public hearing today to speak in opposition to the funding cuts. “The Welcome Center provides opportunity for...
Healthcare Expansion
On Wednesday, the Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing on two bills to expand access to healthcare. The Legislature has voted three times to accept the federal government’s deal to expand healthcare to 70,000 Mainers, and I have proudly voted in the affirmative each time. Two weeks ago, 25,000 people statewide lost...
