Help us launch the Victory 2012 Campaign at our spring social from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Holden Frost House at 24 Elm Street in Topsham. Register today! Share a good time with Democratic friends and neighbors, enjoying music, light refreshments, and conversations with the candidates. Host contributions are $75… Continue Reading
SCDC Meeting Announcement
Tuesday, May 15 6:00 p.m. Potluck Gathering 7:00 p.m. Meeting & Election 2012 Topsham Campaign Headquarters 8 Main Street, Topsham The agenda will include reports on our recent US Senate Candidates Forum and the Spring Social scheduled for May 20, a discussion of any amendments members wish to propose to the MDP Platform, and planning… Continue Reading
SCDC 2012 Scheduled Events and Activities
To learn more or volunteer call Bronwen Tudor at 371-9980. Download your copy of the: SCDC 2012 Events… Continue Reading
Sagadahoc Democrats Meet Candidates
TOPSHAM – Sagadahoc County Democrats got a chance to listen to and meet the four announced candidates seeking election to the 2nd Congressional District Tuesday night April 24 at the Topsham Municipal Office meeting room. The Congressional seat is up for grabs following the announcement by Sen. Olympia Snowe that she would not run for… Continue Reading
US Senate Candidates Forum – 6:30 pm, Tuesday, April 24
At the Topsham Municipal Building. State Senator Cynthia Dill; former Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap; State Representative John Hinck; and building contractor Benjamin Pollard. participate in a panel discussion moderated by State Senator Seth Goodall (photo). On June 12, Maine Democrats will choose a candidate for the US Senate. Do you know who the… Continue Reading
MDP Platform & Economic Vision
From: Par Kettis, Chair of the Committee on Platform The draft amended MDP Platform 2012 that the Committee on Platform has adopted, recommends that the MDP Convention 2012 adopt Franklin D Roosevelt’s “Economic Bill of Rights” as a Vision Statement for our Party. The principles and values of the “Economic Bill of Rights” are as… Continue Reading
LePage Holds Bond Proposals Hostage
May 2, 2012 – The Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee recently gave near unanimous support to five separate bond proposals totaling $95.6 million in needed investments to help create jobs in Maine. “These public investments will create jobs now and grow good-paying jobs for the future,” said Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, the lead House Democrat… Continue Reading
GOP Betrayal on LePage’s Line-Item Vetoes Will Raise Property Taxes
Republicans refuse to show up to work, breach trust “April is the cruelest month” wrote T.S. Eliot. Indeed. Despite overwhelming bipartisan support for the budget, this April Governor Paul LePage enacted controversial line-item vetoes of the supplemental state budget pertaining to General Assistance and to reimbursements to psychiatric hospitals known as “disproportionate share” funding. The… Continue Reading
Republican House Leadership Tables TABOR Bill
The Maine House took up LD849, a TABOR-like bill that would automatically reduce income tax rates in Maine should there be any unallocated surplus in the State budget. For more on LD849 see this post by Rep. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham). Listen to this audio file to learn more…. Continue Reading
