The Maine Wire: “Liberal lawmakers refuse to explain vote against bill to help victims of human sex trade; main stream media ignores” plus 4 more

• Liberal lawmakers refuse to explain vote against bill to help victims of human sex trade; main stream media ignores
• Friends of Maine’s Mountains begins petition for moratorium on industrial wind
• Democrats seek high ground with military recruiter bill
• LePage congratulates ‘Boston Strong’ World Series Champion Red Sox
• Maine women’s group announces fall events

Liberal lawmakers refuse to explain vote against bill to help victims of human sex trade; main stream media ignores Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:03 PM PDT Top liberal lawmakers, including Senate President Justin L. Alfond (D-Portland), House Speaker Mark W. Eves (D-North Berwick) and Senate Majority Leader Troy D. Jackson (D-Aroostook),  have refused to explain why Democrats on the Legislative Council voted against a bill to help victims of human sex trafficking. Maine’s old guard newspapers, despite previously covering the bill, […]

Friends of Maine’s Mountains begins petition for moratorium on industrial wind Posted: 31 Oct 2013 10:46 AM PDT Opponents of industrial wind power began a petition drive on Thursday as part of their effort to persuade Gov. Paul LePage and the Legislature to repeal Maine’s Expedited Wind Law and place a moratorium on future wind power projects. The initiative, known as “Saving Maine”, was a project of Friends of Maine’s Mountains, a group […]

Democrats seek high ground with military recruiter bill Posted: 31 Oct 2013 08:34 AM PDT AUGUSTA – The Democrat-controlled Legislative Council voted Wednesday to allow a military recruiter bill to move the Legislature in January, leaving Republicans wondering: What’s changed? The issue of whether schools can restrict the access of uniformed military recruiters to campus grounds arose in July, when Democratic lawmakers put up resistance to a Republican-backed bill (L.D. […]

LePage congratulates ‘Boston Strong’ World Series Champion Red Sox Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:36 AM PDT AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage offered congratulations to the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox on Thursday following the teams 6-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. “I am so proud of the Red Sox and the effort they put into this series,” said LePage. “Not only did they play hard and come back […]

Maine women’s group announces fall events Posted: 31 Oct 2013 06:45 AM PDT Concerned Women for America’s Maine chapter is announcing their schedule of events for November and December, including Christmas Tea at The Blaine House with First Lady Anne LePage. On Monday, Nov. 4, the group will hold a Prayer/Action Chapter meeting at the First Baptist Church in Waldoboro, at 6:30pm. “All are welcome … men and […]