just what we need-another term of fifi la pue

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gov vetoes jobs
LD 338, An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Logging Companies That Hire Maine Residents.
This bill would have encouraged employers in the logging industry tot employ residents of the Maine to harvest timber in this state by extending a tax credit to the employer. The bill was sponsored by Senator Troy Jackson, D-Allagash.

LD 1264, An Act To Improve the Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings and Create Jobs.
This bill, by a variety of mechanisms, would have targeted public building to become more energy efficient and save the State ofMaineenergy costs while creating jobs to make the improvements. The bill was sponsored by Senator Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham who reacted to the Governor’s veto as reported by the Kennebec Journal:

“It is disappointing that the Governor is shutting the door on options that would have saved taxpayer money,” Bartlett said. “This proposal was seen as a way to encourage efficiency, reign in energy costs and be prudent with tax dollars.”
his connection to maine heritage speaks volumes of his mind set!

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1. here is some information to make you think

David Farmer explains how LePage's campaign will be supported by Maine Heritage Policy Center and Maine People Before Politics, two organizations which are classified as non--profits and thus are exempt from revealing the sources of their funding. We would very much like to know how much of their funding comes from ALEC and ALEC-affiliated corporations.

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2. a little more info

Not a Good Day for Paul LePage: The BDN reports that Rep. Patrick Flood, House chairman of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee and other Republicans are refusing to support a key portion of LePage's MaineCare cuts, which would save $60 million by eliminating funding for the private nonmedical institutions that provide for thousands of Maine's elderly who are no longer able to live independently.

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Running from Reality: Amidst a maelstrom of criticism for his proposed MaineCare cuts, and despite the fact that he is 3 years away from the end of his term, LePage has kicked off his re-election campaign with a $500.00 per plate dinner. Given LePage's claim that there are no rich people in Maine, we do have to wonder who attended the dinner. Perhaps they were all from out of state.

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4. a little more info

A Maine Heritage Policy Center writer, Leif Parsell, has been fired after revelations that he has left a trail of white supremacist-tinged remarks across the blogosphere and that he has been in communication with Neo-Nazi groups. Parsell was hired and fired by MHPC's Lance Dutson, of the recent "social service cuts testimony is a circus" fame. MHPC is a conservative think tank with close ties to ALEC and to the policies of Paul LePage. This recent flap doesn't say much about their judgment -- or their morals. Racism is certainly not what we think of when we think of "Maine heritage." Dutson is distancing himself from Parsell's comments, but he did hire the guy.