BREAKING: My bill to provide direct student loan debt relief just passed committee. Once approved by full Legislature, graduates will get a dollar for dollar match up to $2500 refundable credit per year. #mepolitics
Great news! 19 Housing Authorities in Maine have been awarded more than $9.5 million to preserve & modernize affordable housing units that serve individuals with disabilities & low-income individuals and families.
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“It’s clear we desperately need to return to the question of #HowAreTheChildren, and start defining our leaders by their capacity to unite us around solutions.” @citizenstewart is looking for a different kind of politician.
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"In the state of Maine, we now have a lot of individuals that are doing this kind of in the black market," said Sen. Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, who sponsored of one of the bills. "And this... https://t.co/yWJwmAKDYv
My bill, LD 1642, would open a lawful market for sports betting, allowing Maine to capitalize on a practice already available to Maine residents online. https://t.co/U5mMTGry5Y
I think it’s time for lawmakers to take a closer look at the practices of pharmacy benefit managers so Maine families can better afford the medications they need to live full, healthy lives. https://t.co/OTwyd3Q2Vp
If this story of Gretchen Sias Nickerson’s third grade class doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what will. This embodies so well what I’ve been trying to help... https://t.co/xIQ2WpmLrH
The goal of this legislation is to help address the high cost of prescription drugs and the impacts it has on many Maine families. https://t.co/PoeBLsTFX4
LD 1070, sponsored by Rep. Barbara Cardone of Bangor, seeks to increase taxes on all alcohol. The increases would be: 43% on malt liquor, 21% on low-alcohol spirits and fortified wines, 66.6% on wine, 43% on hard... https://t.co/kMelnibbfE
A well done feature on 207 tonight about Erskine Academy students on their incredible trip to Guatemala. Congrats and great work! https://t.co/ammzotxYDg
I hope you can join me at Lithgow Public Library on Thursday, April 25 for an important discussion on the high cost of prescription drugs, and what we are doing in Augusta to try to combat them. https://t.co/9WoQhkZpOW
On Thursday, April 4th or Friday, April 5th, NPR’s “Morning Edition” will run an interview with Maine’s House Speaker Sarah Gideon and myself as well as other leaders from the National Institute for Civil... https://t.co/eiKLDRwabx