John D. Delahanty at Pierce Atwood LLP

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 6-14-13

In This Issue: Governor LePage Issues an Additional Veto; Congressman Michaud Explores a Run for Governor; Biennial Budget Proceeds Through the Legislature; Legislation to Repay Maine Hospitals Sent to Governor LePage;...more

6/17/2013 - Hospitals Medicaid Proposed Legislation Reimbursements State Budgets

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 6-7-13

In This Issue: Governor LePage Veto Streak Continues; Governor LePage and Maine International Trade Center Announce Next Trade Mission; Senator Goodall Appointed to Small Business Administration’s Regional Spot, Resigning...more

6/7/2013 - Firearms Guns-in-Trunks Legislation Proposed Legislation Redistricting SBA State Budgets Tax Reform Trade Policy

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-31-13

In This Issue: Additional Gubernatorial Vetoes Sustained; Legislative Democrats Unveil Tax Proposal to Close Budget Gap; Tax Reform Proposal Fate Uncertain; Committee Work on Omnibus Energy Bill Complete; Pierce Atwood to...more

6/3/2013

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-24-13

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 Veto Count Continues to Climb - The Governor’s veto count for...more

5/27/2013 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions HHS Legislative Vetoes New Legislation State Budgets Tax Reform

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 - Energy Costs Hospitals Legislative Vetoes Medicaid Expansion Natural Gas Negotiations Tax Reform

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