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Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul After Heated Debate
… Republicans assured everyone during Monday’s debate that there would be bills coming down the road to address this and any other concerns that do arise from this bill. Democrats say those fixes wouldn’t be necessary if the bill wasn’t rushed through. “It’s been ramrodded and it’s too bad because the session isn’t ending tomorrow....
Talks fail to yield compromise on health insurance
… On Tuesday afternoon, a group of Democratic and Republican leaders met in the office Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, to consider amendments to the bill. Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, who attended the meeting, said Republicans rejected the Democrats’ primary objective: to delay a vote until the Maine Bureau of Insurance completes an actuarial study...
Maine Lawmaker Proposes Creating Unified Early Education System
… Another subject up for debate in Augusta today was the issue of the early childhood education. LD 568 is sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Justin Alfond of Portland. A concept bill just one sentence long, it “proposes to create a unified early childhood education system that will result in more effective use of limited...
Hearing test-drives billboard proposals
… “Billboards are visual litter; how can we go back and legalize a visual blight on our landscape?” said Assistant Senate Minority Leader Justin Alfond, D-Portland. … Read more at the Kennebec Journal.
Portland businesses urge LePage to ‘get back on track’
… Assistant Minority Leader Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, also hit the governor, first in an email to constituents and later in his weekend radio address. “As Mainers know, there is a lot of work to do, yet today I am disappointed, frustrated and frankly embarrassed by the distractions coming from the governor’s office,” Alfond said,...
LePage’s Pick for Maine Education Chief Nears Final Approval
… Voting against the nomination was Sen. Justin Alfond, a Portland Democrat. “I’ve said from day one, I don’t think Mr. Bowen is qualified for the job because of his lack of experience around management, budgets and having a very limited teaching experience,” he says. … Read more at MPBN.
