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
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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
Bowdoinham Students Visit the State House
Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, and Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Sagadahoc, welcomed the 4th graders from Bowdoinham Community School to the State House on Tuesday. The students, along with their teachers Chris Corcoran and Beth Pinkham, spent the morning observing a session of the House of Representatives and toured the Maine State Museum in the afternoon…. Continue Reading
Join YOUR Democratic Caucus on Sunday, February 26
Help us reclaim Maine’s future. Support President Obama and our Democratic candidates. Elect your local leaders and Delegates to the State Convention. Click on the chart image below to download a PDF of the caucus locations complete with contact emails for more information. Download Adobe Reader for Free!… Continue Reading
Maine Democratic Party Vacancies to be Filled Dec. 13
Sagadahoc Democrats will vote on two important positions at our meeting and… on Tuesday, December 13th at the Inn at Bath. The event will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with the business portion scheduled to get underway by 6:30 p.m. “This is a great opportunity to make your voice heard on the issues you… Continue Reading
Must-Have Items At The Silent Auction
Must-have items at the Silent Auction. The list keeps growing, so check back to make out your game plan for Sunday’s event. Treat someone special to a great meal at The Big Top Deli in Brunswick, Fairground Cafe in Topsham, Ni-Da Thai Cuisine in Topsham, Solo Bistro in Bath, or Starlight Cafe in Bath. Coffee… Continue Reading
Democrats Submit Compromise Redistricting Proposal – August 19, 2011
New “China-Vassalboro” plan brings population difference down to three, moves only seven towns AUGUSTA – Democrats on the bipartisan panel advising the legislature on drawing new Congressional district lines submitted a compromise proposal to the independent chair of the redistricting commission today in keeping with the agreement made by both parties during the panel’s first… Continue Reading
The Maine GOP: Six months and still no solutions
By Ben Grant, Special to the Bangor Daily News Posted July 01, 2011 Now that the Legislature has adjourned for the year, it would be easy to look back and remember this year for the gaffe-ridden, scandal-rocked three-ring circus that defined the LePage Administration. It got so bad that even prominent members of Gov. Paul… Continue Reading
Democrats Relieved Governor Signs Budget
AUGUSTA – June 20. Maine House Democratic leaders today expressed relief that Gov. Paul LePage signed the state’s two-year $6.1 billion budget after months of tough negotiations and compromise. “We are glad to see that the governor put politics and ideology aside to sign a budget that took months of tough negotiations by all sides,”… Continue Reading
Budget Earns Unanimous Support From Appropriations Committee
AUGUSTA – Late Thursday evening June 9, the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee unanimously passed the $6.1 billion two-year budget and both House and Senate Democratic leaders praised it as a bipartisan compromise. “Committee leaders and members worked tirelessly to find bipartisan compromise even on the issues that most divide us,” said Sen. Barry… Continue Reading
Republicans Schedule Last-Minute Hearing on Bill to Suppress Worker Rights
Republican legislators “doing the governor’s dirty work for his high-priced New York City lawyer,” said Rep. Martin AUGUSTA, May 30 – House Democrats fought unsuccessfully last week against an eleventh-hour motion to send a controversial bill to suppress worker rights, LD 309, back to the Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee for a last… Continue Reading