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Maine: Special Session

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 14:22

2004 and 2008: Two different questions of special session pay

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Legislative Democrats were quick to point out that history appeared to be repeating itself after the Republicans proposed a special session without pay for legislators last week.

In 2004, the Democrats had approved retroactive legislation to waive pay for lawmakers in a special session that dovetailed the regular session. Republicans sued, won, and back pay was awarded.

The circumstances, however, were vastly different.

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Mon, 08/04/2008 - 15:19

Maine Republicans call for special session

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Maine Republican leaders are calling for a special legislative session in hopes of increasing funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Senate Minority Leader Carol Weston, R-Montville, and House Minority Leader Josh Tardy, R-Newport, hope to add $10 million to the fund. The money would have otherwise gone to Maine’s Budget Stabilization Fund which currently has $160 million.

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