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.
“Crowdinvesting” Measure Gains Broad Support
Alfond’s bill opens door for more Mainers to invest in local start-ups AUGUSTA – A measure that would allow Maine businesses to sell equity as a means to raising start-up capital received broad support during a public hearing in front of the legislature’s Insurance and Financial Affairs committee today. The measure, “An Act To Increase...
Democrats rally with Mainers in support of expanding access to health care
AUGUSTA — Democratic leaders in the Maine House and Senate joined Mainers at a rally Tuesday in support of accepting federal dollars to expand health care to 70,000 Mainers, including nearly 3,000 veterans. During the rally, leaders thanked hundreds of supporters who came to the State House on the first day of the short second...
ADVISORY: Senate President to Moderate Panel on Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Exchanges
President Alfond to be joined by regional CMS administrator and health insurance company representatives PORTLAND—Senate President Justin Alfond, a Portland Democrat, will moderate a panel of experts regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday December 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., in the Talbot Lecture Hall at the University of...
SJ: Alfond says LePage interference with Statoil deal hurts state’s image
LEWISTON  — Maine Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, on Monday denounced Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to derail a deal between the state of Maine and the Norwegian energy giant Statoil. New details of the lengths that LePage’s administration went to unhinge a full-scale offshore wind energy pilot project off the coast emerged Monday in a report by...
