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Another View: Maine lawmakers on the right track with focus on skills gap
… I was pleased to read that Senate President Justin Alfond and Speaker of the House Mark Eves intend to make addressing Maine’s skills gap a high priority in the next legislative session. As a business leader, it is heartening to hear that they and Gov. LePage agree on the need to address this major...
Portland wants state to hear urban voices
… With Democrats back in control of both legislative chambers, and Justin Alfond, a Portland Democrat, serving as Senate president, the prospects for Portland and other urban areas to make gains appear to be improving. Â … Click here to read more from Portland Press Herald.
Senate President Alfond on Bill Green’s Maine
Senate President Justin Alfond talks with Bill Green about his life and his plans for the 126th Maine Senate.
Maine session starts icily as important issues loom
… Democrats, despite their feel-good rhetoric, have been quick to take potshots at LePage. When the figures were not yet final on a spending curtailment plan being prepared for the governor, the new Democratic leaders, House Speaker Mark Eves of North Berwick and Senate President Justin Alfond of Portland, expressed shock that LePage had not...
Michael Cuzzi: For Maine Democrats, legislative session fraught with bipartisan opportunity
… There is a newly minted crop of Democratic leaders in Augusta. They are young, progressive and hail primarily from southern Maine. They include Senate President Justin Alfond, 37, of Portland; Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall, 34, of Richmond; House Speaker Mark Eves, 35, of Berwick; and House Majority Leader Seth Berry, 44, of Bowdoinham....
