AUGUSTA — Democrats pushed a LePage administration official Friday to explain why the Department of Labor is proposing changes to the unemployment insurance system, even though Maine’s system is solvent and there are few instances of fraud.
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Panel wants fiscal review accelerated
AUGUSTA — Questions raised in recent weeks about money spent on massage services, at hotels and for donations to special interest groups prompted lawmakers Friday to request an immediate review of spending by the Maine State Housing Authority.
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Legislative panel calls for MaineHousing probe
The Government Oversight Committee votes to get a “rapid-response” review of the vendors that received MaineHousing payments over the past five years.
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Vote in 2012 on marriage looks likely
AUGUSTA — Advocates of gay marriage submitted more than 105,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday to begin what’s expected to be a long and passionate debate over the right to marry in Maine.
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Another vote on same-sex marriage likely
AUGUSTA — Advocates of gay marriage submitted more than 105,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday to begin what’s expected to be a long and passionate debate over the right to marry in Maine.
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Once again, Maine voters likely to decide gay-marriage issue
Advocates for gay marriage submitted more than 105,000 signatures to the Secretary of State, almost double what they need to get the issue on the November ballot.
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Casino campaign ethics probe gets go-ahead
AUGUSTA — Ethics investigators got clearance Wednesday to look into whether campaign finance reports filed by supporters of a casino proposed last year in Lewiston properly disclosed the source of their funding.
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RETURN OF GAY MARRIAGE VOTE?
AUGUSTA –Less than three years after voters rejected a law to allow gay marriage in Maine, all signs indicate that advocates plan to move forward with another ballot measure in November.
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Casino campaign to be investigated
AUGUSTA — Ethics investigators got clearance Wednesday to look into whether campaign finance reports filed by supporters of a casino proposed last year in Lewiston properly disclosed the source of their funding.
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Gay marriage likely to be back on ballot
AUGUSTA –Less than three years after voters rejected a law to allow gay marriage in Maine, all signs indicate that advocates plan to move forward with another ballot measure in November.