Maine Senate Archive

Maine SoS: Asking voters to show ID is “rooted in white supremacy”
AUGUSTA – The idea that Maine voters should show photo ID when they vote to in
8/4/2021
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Rep. Sawin Millett: Maine’s single party takeover should concern everyone
This week saw the Democrats pass a majority budget and then vote unanimously to end the
3/4/2021
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Following Gov. Mills’ spending increases, income tax hikes proposed in Augusta for 2021, 2022
AUGUSTA – Average Maine families, many with household incomes below the state average, would see a
22/2/2021
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Pandemic Tax: Gov. Mills offers compromise that would still punish Maine businesses that support tens of thousands
AUGUSTA – After massive public outcry followed by her Democrat allies on Maine’s Taxation Committee twice
11/2/2021
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Rep. Lyford: Terminate Gov. Janet Mills’ State of Emergency, let Maine people be heard
Maine people have a right to be heard. This is Rep. Peter Lyford of Eddington with
12/12/2020
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Gov. Janet Mills’ program to buy cars for welfare recipients nears final approval
AUGUSTA – A program originally created by Speaker Sara Gideon that was due to sunset without
19/8/2020
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Janet Mills’ cars for welfare recipients push continues as budget cuts in other areas are ordered
AUGUSTA – Maine might be in dire financial straits, but that isn’t stopping Gov. Janet Mills
10/8/2020
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Sen. Dow: If Troy Jackson has medical information from the future, he should share it
Following is the Weekly Republican Radio Address from Senate Republican Leader Dana Dow. I am Senator
18/7/2020
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Maine Senate Prez claims “window” of safety on COVID-19 to justify huge legislative session
AUGUSTA – A window of safety on COVID-19 or a window to spend Maine government into
18/7/2020
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Bill to track all Mainers’ prescription drugs about to move forward despite pandemic
AUGUSTA – Pandemic or not, a proposal that would require all dispensers of prescription drugs to
8/7/2020
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Rep. Drinkwater: Decision on opening Maine schools should come sooner rather than later
Following is an Op-Ed from Rep. Gary Drinkwater, who serves on the Maine Legislature’s Education Committee
26/6/2020
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Gov. Mills looks to ram through $6M welfare program to buy cars, lax rules criticized
AUGUSTA – Governor Janet Mills is moving forward with controversial plan to buy cars for Maine
21/6/2020
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Rep. Nate Wadsworth: Governor Janet Mills shouldn’t be acting alone
Following is an op-ed from Rep. Nathan Wadsworth. Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t
21/5/2020
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‘Where we are’ is increasingly unwise and unacceptable says Maine Rep. Abbie Griffin
Hello, this is State Representative Abbie Griffin of Levant with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. There
16/5/2020
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Rep. Kathleen Dillingham: We’re all in this together
Hi, this is House Republican Leader Kathleen Dillingham from my home in Oxford to deliver this
4/4/2020
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Despite Gov. Mills’ support, bill to store all Mainers’ prescription data hits public opposition
AUGUSTA – Rep. Patty Hymanson faced stiff opposition Tuesday to her proposal to create a law
12/3/2020
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New Maine Bail Reform bill would abolish bail for many crimes
AUGUSTA – One thing most people with experience in Maine’s Judicial or jail system would agree
9/3/2020
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Maine bill would replace “mother”, “woman” with “person” in breast-feeding protections
AUGUSTA – Under the Maine Human Rights Act, the right of a “mother” to breast-feed in
23/2/2020
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Rep. Foster: Maine Dems on track to “run out of other people’s money”
Following is the Weekly Republican Address, from Rep. Steve Foster. Hello, this is Steve Foster, State
22/2/2020
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Maine gender identity law changes could remove protections for girls sports safety, competitiveness
AUGUSTA – The Maine Principal Association’s rule governing transgender students participating in single sex high school
22/2/2020
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Sen. Pouliot: Maine’s math scores are slipping, the right tech can turn things around
This past week, the Maine Department of Education released a summary of the results of the
17/2/2020
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