AUGUSTA — Republicans passed a bill Thursday to lower income taxes further in the future, but Democrats expressed concern that the measure creates ongoing deficits.
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Bond bills move forward in House, Senate
AUGUSTA — Requests to spend money for helipads in rural communities, transit buses, and innovative research and development projects could go before voters in November following votes Wednesday in support of a series of bond bills.
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Lawmakers OK 5 bonds; governor’s input next
AUGUSTA — Requests to spend money for helipads in rural communities, transit buses, and innovative research and development projects could go before voters in November following votes Wednesday in support of a series of bond bills.
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Pared-down budget passes initial votes
AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, despite pressure from groups opposed to MaineCare cuts, passed a budget Tuesday that eliminates health care coverage for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and reduces funding for Head Start.
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GOP APPROVES HEALTH CARE CUTS
AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, despite pressure from groups opposed to MaineCare cuts, passed a budget Tuesday that eliminates health care coverage for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and reduces funding for Head Start.
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Land bill rejected in Senate
AUGUSTA — A bill that would have allowed landowners to get some compensation for adverse effects of state regulations was voted down in the Senate on Tuesday.
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Maine Senate GOP passes social service cuts
The budget eliminates MaineCare for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens, and reduces funding for Head Start.
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Budget protesters rally in State House hallway
The budget eliminates MaineCare for more than 20,000 people, ends prescription benefits for about 1,500 elderly people, and cuts education funding for low-income children and their families.
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Supporters of gay marriage pledge $100,000 to cause
AUGUSTA — Two wealthy Democratic activists from New York have pledged $100,000 to Mainers United for Marriage, kicking off a four-week matching gift challenge in an effort to pass the gay-marriage proposal on November’s ballot.
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Foes of gay marriage still fighting disclosure
AUGUSTA — The National Organization for Marriage, which contributed nearly $2 million to help repeal the legalization of gay marriage in Maine in 2009, continues to fight Maine’s campaign finance disclosure laws in state and federal courts.