Your browser does not support the audio element.
legislature
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Lawmakers vote to bridge $30 million deficit, end ‘wait lists’ just before dawn
AUGUSTA — In a unanimous vote early Wednesday, state lawmakers approved a funding plan to end controversial “wait lists” that have prevented Mainers with developmental disabilities from receiving medical and other support services, in some cases for over two years. This decision was one of dozens of unanimous votes made by the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee […]
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Maine House OKs call center bill with softer penalties
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have advanced a bill that seeks to encourage companies to keep call centers in Maine by penalizing them if they relocate them overseas. In a 77-67 vote on Tuesday, the Democratic-led House approved an amended version that would soften the penalties proposed in the original bill. The Senate endorsed the bill […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
LePage signs bill that allows East Millinocket mill sell more electricity
EAST MILLINOCKET — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill that would allow electricity sales to restore at least 200 jobs and re-energize a local paper mill, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. “This is a step in the right direction so that both parties can come to an agreement,” said Adrienne Bennett, calling the […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Tax haven bill awaits funding approval in Legislature
AUGUSTA — A bill that’s designed to prevent multinational corporations from avoiding paying state taxes by holding their profits in overseas tax havens is among many awaiting final approval in the Legislature due to funding. The Senate placed the bill Monday on the Appropriations Table, where bills with fiscal notes await decisions on whether they’ll […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Legislature rejects LePage’s energy bill
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have rejected Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to use revenue generated from increased logging on public lands to help residents buy modern heating equipment. The Democratic-led House voted 89-53 on Friday in favor of killing the bill that would take $1 million in timber harvest revenue funds to help residents buy things […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Maine House votes to override veto on health care price bill
AUGUSTA — Maine’s House of Representatives has voted to overturn Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that makes changes to the law requiring health care providers to make available a price list of common procedures. The House voted 138-4 on Friday in favor of overriding the bill that requires providers to tell patients […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Maine Senate passes bill overseeing possible sale of FairPoint
AUGUSTA — A bill to make sure Mainers benefit from any merger, reorganization or sale of the state’s largest telecom utility, FairPoint, won approval in the Senate Thursday morning. FairPoint, which owns and operates the backbone of Maine’s telephone infrastructure and provides DSL broadband services, was involved in a contentious reorganization of the utility in […]
Posted inMaine
Maine House defeats bill to move state to popular vote for president
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers in the state’s House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill that would have put Maine among a group of states seeking to move away from the Electoral College to the popular vote for electing a U.S. president. The bill, LD 511, was defeated 60-85. The issue is now all but dead in the […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Maine Senate sustains veto of homeless shelter bill
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have failed to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill changing the funding formula for youth homeless shelters. The Democratic-led Senate voted 20-14 in favor of overturning the Republican governor’s veto on Wednesday, falling short of the two-thirds support necessary. The measure seeks to ensure that the funds for youth […]