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Published
September 13, 2011

Heavy workload ahead in wake of DMR report

Legislators will review such issues as the department’s structure, lobster harvest limits and underfunding.
Published
September 10, 2011

GOP chair ‘concerned’ about 19 voters

Charlie Webster said the 19 visiting medical students did not vote illegally, but did ‘scam’ the system.
Published
September 9, 2011

GOP leader lodges concern over 2004 voter registrations

Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster said Friday he was “concerned” about 19 voters who used a hotel address to register on Election Day in 2004. But the 19 voters appear to be medical students of a school on Grand Cayman Island that were evacuated due to a hurricane.
Published
September 9, 2011

Registration law goes to referendum

Voters will decide whether to let same-day sign-ups end
Published
August 31, 2011

Maine panel backs Democratic congressional redistricting plan

Party-line gridlock is broken by an independent, so more talks on the proposal are expected before a special legislative session.
Published
August 30, 2011

Panel narrowly votes for Democratic redistricting plan

The committee charged with redrawing the lines of Maine’s two congressional districts votes 8-7 to recommend a Democratic proposal to the full Legislature.
Published
August 30, 2011

Panelists expected to vote today on Maine redistricting plan

Democrats propose redistributing towns in Kennebec County to create districts with a population difference of one.
Published
August 29, 2011

Democrats submit 3rd redistricting proposal

Republicans and Democrats continue to offer competing proposals for redrawing the lines of Maine’s two congressional districts.
Published
August 29, 2011

State House Notebook: Cushing chairs new affordable housing panel

AUGUSTA — Assistant House Majority Leader Andre Cushing, R-Hampden, has been selected to serve as chairman of a new Blue Ribbon Commission on Affordable Housing. The 17-member panel will study Maine’s housing situation and “develop a plan to maximize investments to meet a number of severe problems in the state,” according to the House Republican […]
Published
August 26, 2011

New state rules must go through LePage

Critics fear the governor’s order will reduce government efficiency and limit the Legislature’s power.