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Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-17-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Governor’s Fourth and Fifth Vetoes of the Session Sustained - Last week,...more

5/17/2013

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-10-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. On May 7th, the full Senate voted to confirm Governor LePage’s nomination of Tim...more

5/10/2013 - Legislative Vetoes State Budgets Tax Reform

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-3-13

In This Issue: Legislature Enters Final Stretch; Appropriators Receive Bad News Regarding Revenue Forecast; Tax Reform Proposal Officially Rolled Out; Major Initiatives of the Governor Topic of Debate... ...more

5/8/2013

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-26-13

Major Tax Reform Proposal Starts to Take Shape - This week, the Maine media reported that Senator Woodbury is leading a bipartisan effort to draft a major tax reform proposal. This proposal will likely propose changes...more

4/26/2013 - Estate Tax GMO Proposed Legislation Sales & Use Tax Tax Reform Unemployment Compensation System

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-19-13

A quiet week in Augusta. The House and Senate did not meet and only five Committees met to work on legislation. When the Legislature returns next week, there will be less than two months to go until the statutory adjournment...more

4/22/2013 - Energy Costs Proposed Legislation State Budgets Unemployment Compensation System

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-12-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House... ...Governor LePage’s second veto of the 126th Legislature was sustained...more

4/15/2013 - Cancer Concealed Weapons Gun Laws New Legislation Proposed Legislation Tanning Salons

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-5-13

This week, Governor LePage vetoed two bills: LD 49, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Payment of Fees to Registers of Deeds, and LD 272, An Act to Reduce Youth Cancer Risk. These were the first vetoes of the 126th...more

4/5/2013 - Capital Gains Deeds Earned Income Tax Income Taxes Legislative Vetoes Minimum Wage Proposed Legislation Tanning Salons Tax Credits

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-29-13

In This Issue: - Appropriations Committee Continues to Hear Biennial Budget - Governor Turns Pension Debate into Call for Action on Hospital Repayment Plan (Ya Mon!) - Legislature Moves Quickly on Bill to Raise...more

4/1/2013 - Hospitals Minimum Wage Proposed Legislation State Budgets Tanning Salons

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-22-13

In This Issue: - Governor Does Not Act on Veto Threat - Appropriations Committee Continues Public Hearings on Biennial Budget - Governor Explores Medicaid Expansion - Legislature Gets a Snow Day - Governor...more

3/25/2013 - Bonds Medicaid Expansion Proposed Legislation State Budgets

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-15-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House... In This Issue: - Spring-Like Weather Brings Slight Thaw to...more

3/19/2013 - Debt Hospitals Job Creation Proposed Legislation State Budgets

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-8-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

3/8/2013 - Job Creation Liquor Proposed Legislation State Budgets

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House Marsch 1, 2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

3/5/2013 - Data Breach Hospitals Municipalities Proposed Legislation Revenue Sharing

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 2-22-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

2/25/2013 - Concealed Weapons Gun Laws Gun Permits Marijuana Mobile Devices State Budgets

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 2-15-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

2/18/2013 - Cell Phones Energy Policy State Budgets

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 2-8-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

2/11/2013 - State Budgets

Under the Dome: Inside The Maine State House 1-25-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

1/28/2013

Under the Dome: Inside The Maine State House Special Edition 1-24-13

With a population of roughly 1.3 million people, Maine is a small player in national markets. At the same time, Maine legislators have attempted to have an out-sized voice in the national marketplace of legislative policy by...more

1/24/2013 - Chemicals Fracking Internet Manufacturers Nexus Sales & Use Tax Warning Labels

Under the Dome: Inside The Maine State House 1-18-13

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

1/21/2013 - Legislative Committees State Budgets

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 1-11-13

In this week’s issue: - Legislature Completes Its First Week - Majority Party Discusses Its Legislative Agenda - New Constitutional Officers Sworn into Office - Federal Decision Issued Regarding MaineCare...more

1/11/2013 - Charter Schools Medicaid Medicare

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 12.21.2012

On December 20, 2012, Senate President Justin Alfond and Speaker of the House Mark Eves announced the committee appointments for the 126th Legislature. ...more

12/21/2012

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 12-14-2012

The Legislature has not yet turned to the business of legislating and will not until January. Without a focus on policy, things in Augusta remain focused on political rhetoric and speculation about committee assignments and...more

12/17/2012 - Budget Reconciliation Redistricting

Under the Dome: Inside The Maine State House 12.7.2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

12/10/2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 11.30.2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or related to...more

12/2/2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House Special Edition 11.21.12 - Major Changes to Legislative Leadership and Committee...

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or related to...more

11/26/2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 11.16.2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or related to...more

11/19/2012

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