AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted 17-16 Tuesday in support of a bill that would move the state away from the Electoral College system when it comes to selecting a winning presidential candidate here. The bill, LD 511, would allow Maine to join a compact of states in allowing the presidential candidate who receives the […]
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Maine House OKs bill targeting foreign tax havens
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers gave the first nod on Tuesday to a bill aimed at preventing corporations from avoiding paying taxes by stashing their profits in overseas tax havens — a move that could generate millions in extra revenue for the state, supporters said. The measure is targeted at multinational companies that hold their Maine-made […]
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Maine House supports bill that would study single payer systems
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Democratic-controlled House has given initial approval to a proposal to have the state examine whether to implement a universal health insurance coverage system. The House voted 91-52 in favor of the bill Tuesday that would direct the state to contract with a consultant who would study options for establishing a single-payer system […]
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Maine House passes contract-killing bill but measure’s fate may already be sealed
AUGUSTA – To muster the votes needed to pass a bill that would nullify a contract between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Alexander Group, Democrats in the Maine House Monday removed an emergency preamble on the measure that would have required two-thirds support. The change, however virtually neuters the bill’s effectiveness […]
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How has welfare changed in Maine?
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GOP, Mayhew go after Maine Democrats for rejecting EBT reforms
AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers and Gov. Paul LePage’s administration Monday renewed their calls for the Legislature to enact a trio of bills meant to limit the use of state-issued Electronic Benefit Transfer cards. Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services Mary Mayhew said in 2013 there were 365,000 EBT transactions out of state […]
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Committee will seek more information in document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee postponed action Friday in its Maine Center for Disease Control document-shredding probe. Members of the Government Oversight Committee decided they needed more information and asked to speak to representatives from the Secretary of State’s Office, the Office of Information Technology and the Maine State Archives at their next meeting in […]
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Maine prohibits state employees from texting for official business
AUGUSTA — State employees are no longer allowed to send texts or instant messages about official state business. The Governor’s Office this week added a clause to the state’s public communications policy requiring all electronic communication about official business to go through the state’s email system rather than an unofficial email, text-messaging or instant-message system. […]