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Maine: Jon Hinck

March 8, 2009 - 09:31 pm
NEWS FEED: Bangor Daily News

$1.3B in bond proposals to be discussed

By Kevin Miller

AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers will begin hearings this week on more than $1.3 billion worth of bond proposals to fund everything from land conservation and home weatherization to repairs of college buildings and historic meetinghouses.

But with the country in the grips of a major recession and Mainers cutting their own budgets, legislators will have to carefully weigh how much debt voters will be willing to stomach when the bond proposals appear on the ballot.

“These are not normal times and we can’t treat this as just another bond package,” said Sen. Kevin Raye from Perry, who is the Senate Republican leader.

Leading the lengthy list of proposals is a borrowing package by Gov.

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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 08:24

League of Young Voters endorse Dems, one Green

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

UPDATED 

The Portland League of Young Voters has endorsed a slate of legislative and national candidates for the general election.

The League has a registered political action committee which had $12,515 in its coffers as of July 22, the most recent data available.

The candidates are:

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 18:09

Seven in Maine delegation are legislators

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

This year there were seven legislators in the Maine delegation to the Democratic National Convention, more than in recent history.

PolitickerME had the opportunity to talk with four state lawmakers at the delegation breakfast Thursday. State Rep. Elaine Makas (D-Lewiston) and Maine House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree (D-North Haven) are Obama delegates, and Rep. Cynthia Dill (D-Cape Elizabeth) and Sen. Phillip Bartlett (D-Gorham) are Clinton delegates.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:08

Roll call for Hillary: Her delegates say yes, Obama delegates divided

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

 

Maine’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention are on both sides of the fence when it comes to having a roll call vote for Hillary Clinton.

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Fri, 08/08/2008 - 02:44

Maine’s third party: A look at the influence of the state’s Green Independent Party

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Other coverage: Maine’s third party: A look at the influence of the state’s Green Independent Party; History, barriers and misconceptions; The candidates; Coming: The Greens’ influence on the city council

 

 

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Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:26

Supporters of failed candidates eye new choices

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

With presidential candidates John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani dropping out so close to the Maine caucuses, supporters are looking to other candidates.

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Tue, 01/29/2008 - 21:11

Carey puts lawsuit on hold, waits for Legislature

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Rumford attorney Seth Carey has put his lawsuit against several Maine shopping establishments on hold, he said Tuesday.

Carey sued Wal-Mart and Hannaford, along with several malls and cities to allow petitioners on private properties to gather signatures.

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Fri, 12/28/2007 - 16:12

Petitioner rights: A debate for the Legislature or the courts?

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

A debate over petitioners’ rights halted in the Legislature when a lawsuit was filed in Oxford County Superior Court.

Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, had sponsored the bill to allow petitioners on private property such as malls and supermarkets last year. He maintains that the Legislature is a better forum than the courts to debate the matter.

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