AUGUSTA - State Rep. Wes Richardson has been reappointed to a second term on the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development, which has a sweeping mandate to examine virtually all facets of health insurance in the state.

The council also will help mesh Maine's health care system with the ...

AUGUSTA - Governor Paul LePage gave a ringing endorsement today to a bill sponsored by Rep. Bernard Ayotte, LD 381, that would move the state budget process to the second year of a new Legislature.

In his remarks to a joint session of the Legislature, the governor outlined his budget for fisc...

AUGUSTA - State Rep. Ken Fredette said today that passage of the supplemental budget means Sebasticook Valley Hospital will receive approximately $3.52 million to cover services for MaineCare patients from 2007 through 2009.

The $151 million supplemental spending bill passed the Legislature ...

AUGUSTA -- State Rep. Alexander R. Willette has landed a high-profile committee assignment for a first-term legislator. He is serving on the Transportation Committee, putting him in position to influence legislation in a range of areas, from highway maintenance and bridge repair to railroads, airpor...

AUGUSTA -- State Rep. James Gillway has been assigned an unusually heavy workload for a first-term legislator. He is serving on two high-profile policy panels - the Committee on Transportation and the State and Local Government Committee.

"Serving on two committees will make for a very busy s...

AUGUSTA - State Rep. Alexander R. Willette has been appointed to the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, established in 2002 to advise the Legislature on issues related to young Mainers.

"I'm delighted with this appointment," said Rep. Willette (R-Mapleton), the youngest member of the Maine H...