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.
Student Hunger Veto
Last Friday, January 10, Governor LePage vetoed five bills passed by the legislature last July. One of them was my student hunger bill, aimed at helping feed students during the summer who qualify for free or reduced lunch. There is lots of data showing how important nutrition is for children and education. Maine currently has...
PDS: Proposed General Assistance restrictions spur outcry
… After the press conference, Maine Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, said, “This administration continues to go after the poorest of the poor, the people with almost no options, and it’s just so contrary to what the governor has said multiple times, that Maine needs to be a welcoming place.” Maine’s immigrants need help to gain...
PDS: MaineCare expansion scheduled for legislative hearing
… Maine Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, the Senate President, said in an interview Friday, “I’m very hopeful; with Medicaid expansion, we’ve been doing some wonderful work with our colleagues across the aisle to get the final votes to make this successful in Maine so 70,000 people can get health care coverage.” … Click here to...
PHX: Hospital muscle could override LePage veto
… The Medicaid expansion is “absolutely†the most important issue in the session, says Justin Alfond, Senate president. The debate on it, he adds, will take place “right away.†There’s “a great sense of urgency†about the issue, agrees Mark Eves, House speaker. Both Alfond and Eves — interviewed separately in their offices — calculate...
Alexander report is one more political excuse to deny health care to Mainers
Facts show Medicaid expansion saves $690 million AUGUSTA — Democratic leaders issued the following statement on the release of the controversial Alexander Group report on Medicaid expansion. Governor Paul LePage awarded the controversial consultant Gary Alexander the $1 million no-bid contract last September despite his record of mismanagement and failed policies in Pennsylvania. As the...
PDS: Funding for start-up businesses focus of Sen. Alfond’s legislation
A measure that would allow Maine businesses to sell equity as a means to raising start-up capital received broad support during a public hearing in front of the legislature’s Insurance and Financial Affairs committee Wednesday, according to a legislative press release. The measure, “An Act To Increase Funding for Start-ups,” is sponsored by Senate President...
