Healthcare and Hospitals: Next Steps – District 8 Legislative Update
May 30, 2013 •
Last week, I delivered the Democratic Radio Address, had two bills come out of committee, and started the next steps to cover 70,000 Mainers and pay back our hospitals. Community Event On Monday, I was proud to walk in the Portland Memorial Day Parade. It was particularly special for me because I was able to...
Expanding Healthcare and Paying our Debts – District 8 Legislative Update
May 24, 2013 •
This was a big week in Augusta — our committees wrapped-up their work for the session, and the Legislature passed a historic bill to make the final payment on our hospital debt and provide healthcare to 70,000 of our neighbors. Community Event Last Friday, I had the pleasure of joining Portland Public School Superintendent Emmanuel...
Reiche Visits the State House – District 8 Legislative Update
May 16, 2013 •
This week, Democrats followed through with our promise to expand health care to tens of thousands of Mainers while making our final payment to Maine’s hospitals. As we make our final payment to hospitals, we must also address the underlying problem of our high hospital costs. Our comprehensive plan does just that by taking full...
Busy Week for Bills – District 8 Legislative Update
May 10, 2013 •
This was another busy week for my bills, with four pieces of legislation I introduced having their public hearing. In addition, we had two press conferences where we unveiled a fair school assessment systemand promoted the first-of-its-kind initiative in the Joint Select Committee on Maine’s Workforce and Economic Future. Community Event Last Friday, I visited the...
Workforce Bill Earns Unanimous Support – District 8 Legislative Update
May 3, 2013 •
This was a busy week in Augusta. In this email, I will talk about a few of my bills and other priorities of mine including workforce issues and energy policy. Maine’s Workforce and Economic Future On Monday, the Joint Select Committee on Maine’s Workforce and Economic Future unanimously voted to support LD 90, the workforce development...
Bills Update – District 8 Legislative Update
Apr 26, 2013 •
This week, I’ll discuss the City Council’s action on a Bayside development project, the concealed carry weapons permit bill, and four bills I testified in favor of. Midtown Project in Bayside Monday night, the Portland City Council voted 8-0 in support of the Midtown project by Federated Companies. This is exciting news for Portland. I commend...
