The Maine Wire: “State Workers to State Employee Union: Hands off our paychecks!” plus 4 more

State Workers to State Employee Union: Hands off our paychecks! Posted: 25 Mar 2013 08:56 PM PDT State employees are speaking out in favor of a bipartisan proposal to reverse a six-year-old decision to turn the state of Maine into a collections agent of the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA). The legislation (L.D. 786), which was introduced by Rep. Larry Lockman (R-Amherst), would prevent the state from withholding agency or service fees [...]

Maine State Workers to Union: Hands off our paychecks! Posted: 25 Mar 2013 07:00 PM PDT State employees are speaking out in favor of a bipartisan proposal to reverse a six-year-old decision to turn the state of Maine into a collections agent of the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA). The legislation (L.D. 786), which was introduced by Rep. Larry Lockman (R-Amherst), would prevent the state from withholding agency or service fees [...]

Democratic Lawmakers Focus on Partisan Attacks Posted: 25 Mar 2013 02:27 PM PDT AUGUSTA – As the 126th Legislature wrangles with difficult debates over the state budget, Democratic lawmakers are occupying their colleagues with partisan jibes at Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage and former U.S. Senate candidates Charlie Summers and Bruce Poliquin. Democrats are pushing two bills, L.D. 947 and L.D. 490, which many in Augusta say are [...]

Lewiston to Announce Findings of Welfare Fraud Investigation Posted: 25 Mar 2013 02:19 PM PDT LEWISTON – Lewiston city officials will hold a press conference Wednesday morning concerning an investigation into welfare fraud allegedly committed by local residents, The Maine Wire has learned. The investigation has found a significant number of welfare fraud cases in Lewiston alone, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulently received public assistance, according [...]

David Crocker on Inside Maine with Phil Harriman Posted: 25 Mar 2013 07:25 AM PDT Center for Constitutional Government Director David Crocker joined Inside Maine with Phil Harriman to discuss a lawsuit he has filed against the Maine Municipal Association (MMA). The lawsuit, which was filed in June of 2010, alleges that MMA inappropriately used taxpayer funds to engage in political activity supporting or opposing various ballot initiatives. The initiatives [...]