The Maine Wire: “Sorensen: Republicans Propose Alternatives to Rainy Day Fund Raid” plus 2 more‏

• Sorensen: Republicans Propose Alternatives to Rainy Day Fund Raid
• Advocate or Analyst: Emails raise questions about non-partisan staffer’s role on HHS Committee
• Daily Catch: Obamacare chaos, RGA fundraising records, and the poverty industry

Sorensen: Republicans Propose Alternatives to Rainy Day Fund Raid Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:34 AM PST AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday took up LD 1762, the bill that forestalls $40 million in revenue sharing cuts with a $21 million raid on the rainy day fund, a $4 million sweep of the income tax relief fund, and $15 million in revenue surpluses. Republican lawmakers offered floor amendments to provide structural alternatives to […]

Advocate or Analyst: Emails raise questions about non-partisan staffer’s role on HHS Committee Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:20 AM PST AUGUSTA – A top Republican lawmaker on the Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee is questioning the objectivity of non-partisan legislative staff after emails obtained by The Maine Wire show one senior analyst engaging in questionable activity.  The Maine Wire’s request for public records revealed extensive correspondence between Jane Orbeton, senior analyst on the Legislature’s […]

Daily Catch: Obamacare chaos, RGA fundraising records, and the poverty industry Posted: 11 Feb 2014 06:59 AM PST Obamacare Chaos: President Obama has once again unilaterally changed his signature health care law without Congress. From CNSNews.com: “President Barack Obama’s Treasury Department issued a new  regulation today that for the second time directly violates the plain and unambiguous text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by allowing some businesses to avoid the […]