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Thursday - May. 23, 2013
AUGUSTA - Once again, the Legislature failed to override Governor LePage’s veto of a unanimously supported bill. Today, all 55 House Republicans flip-flopped on LD 387, a bill that addresses the state's responsibility to provide room and board for certain Mainers with intellectual disabilities.


Maine Democratic Party Chair Ben Grant released the following statement:

Tuesday - May. 21, 2013

AUGUSTA - Tonight the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Democrats’ comprehensive plan to pay back Maine’s hospitals, cut health care costs, and increase access to health care. The plan will satisfy debts to Maine hospitals of nearly $500 million and will save Maine hospitals an additional $100 million every year.

The vote follows a party line vote in the State Senate yesterday, in which Republican Senators abandoned their top priority of paying the hospitals by voting against the bill.

Monday - May. 20, 2013

AUGUSTA - Republicans in the State Senate today voted against Democrats’ plan to pay Maine’s hospitals and cut long-term health care costs. The plan will not only satisfy debts of nearly $500 million, but it will also save hospitals more than $100 million a year.

 
Friday - May. 17, 2013

AUGUSTA - Governor Paul LePage and his Republican allies in the Legislature are reversing their pledge to pay back Maine’s hospitals. Governor LePage has made this his top priority from day one of this session, yet now he appears ready to veto more than $600 million for Maine hospitals.

Maine Democratic Party Chair Ben Grant released the following statement:

Wednesday - May. 15, 2013

AUGUSTA - Republicans have once again failed to override a veto from Governor Paul LePage on a popular bipartisan piece of legislation. This time, Senate Republicans flip-flopped on a unanimously passed bill, LD 521, that aimed at improving the central school budgeting process for alternative organizational structures (AOS).

Maine Democratic Party Chair Ben Grant released the following statement:

Tuesday - May. 14, 2013

AUGUSTA - Republican lawmakers once again failed to override one of Governor Paul LePage’s vetoes today. Despite overwhelming bipartisan support for LD 6, a bill that would give local school boards the option to waive residency requirements for hiring superintendents, more than 20 House Republicans flip-flopped on the bill and sustained LePage’s veto.

Wednesday - May. 1, 2013
AUGUSTA - Today, Governor Paul LePage rolled out his so-called “grading system” for Maine schools. 


Maine Democratic Party Chair Ben Grant released the following statement:

Monday - Apr. 29, 2013

Over the weekend, Governor Paul LePage lashed out at Senate President Justin Alfond and Speaker Mark Eves in an unprecedented personal attack on the Democratic leaders.

Friday - Apr. 12, 2013

AUGUSTA, ME – Despite months of hedging, Republicans in Maine are finally throwing their full support behind Governor LePage’s unpopular budget plan to eliminate revenue sharing for cities and towns.