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GOP State Representative Smears Young Maine People on House Floor While Trying To Cut Minimum Wage
Westbrook, MAINE -- Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today after Republican Representative Stephanie Hawke of Boothbay smeared young people while arguing for a reduction to the $12 minimum wage:
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Maine Democratic Party Applauds House’s Override of LePage’s Veto of Bipartisan Naloxone Bill
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today in response to the State House successfully overriding a veto by Republican Governor Paul LePage of a bill that would increase the long-term availability of the life-saving, anti-overdose drug naloxone. The bipartisan legislation had earned unanimous support in the Legislature prior the Governor’s veto.
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Senate Republicans Reject RCV Fixes, Continue Opposition to Will of Maine Voters
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today after Republicans in the State Senate rejected a Senate Order that would have addressed the very concerns they raised about the implementation of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV):
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Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Garrett Mason Had Praised EPA Director Who Is Now Embroiled in Scandal
Westbrook, MAINE - Remember that time Republican State Senator Garrett Mason, who is now a candidate for governor, praised Scott Pruitt? He probably doesn’t want you to given that the EPA Administrator is now under heavy fire for likely violating federal ethics rules and, according to reports, is at risk of losing his job.
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U.S. Surgeon General Calls for More Americans to Carry Naloxone as Paul LePage Continues Opposition to Life-Saving, Anti-Overdose Medication
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, the Associated Press is reporting today that the Trump Administration’s Surgeon General is calling for more Americans to carry the life-saving, anti-overdose medication naloxone.
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Republican Waterville Mayor Tells Parkland Shooting Survivor to “Eat It” On Twitter
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today after it came to light that the Republican Mayor of Waterville, Nick Isgro, took to Twitter to verbally attack a survivor of the Parkland school shooting.
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Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Double Down on LePage’s Opposition To Medicaid Expansion, Refuse to Criticize Governor
Westbrook, MAINE -- On the same day that the LePage Administration refused to submit a plan to the federal government to expand Medicaid, Maine’s Republican gubernatorial candidates took to the debate stage last to not only defend, but double-down on the governor’s senseless opposition. Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement in response:
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Maine Democratic Party Statement on Today’s RCV Court Ruling
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement in response to today’s Kennebec County Superior Court ruling calling for the implementation of Ranked Choice Voting in the upcoming June primaries.:
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Maine Democratic Party Applauds Senate’s Unanimous Override of LePage’s Veto of Bipartisan Naloxone Bill
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today in response to the State Senate’s unanimous vote to override a veto by Governor Paul LePage of a bill that would increase the long-term availability of the life-saving, anti-overdose drug naloxone. The bipartisan legislation, which was introduced by Democratic Senator Ben Chipman of Portland, had earned unanimous support in the Legislature.
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Maine Democratic Party Slams LePage’s Failure to Move Forward with Medicaid Expansion
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement in response to the LePage Administration's apparent failure to file plans with the federal government to expand Medicaid, as required by law:
