State Senator Lois Snowe-Mello praised Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers and presented a Maine state flag that had previously flown over the state capital building in Augusta to commemorate our 40th anniversary....

Sen. Rodney Whittemore (R-Skowhegan) is the senate chair of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee. He recentlly joined Dan Bernier to talk about the Gorman Report that looked at the successful impact of Public Law 90 (PL 90) Health Insurance Reform....

Sen. Rodney Whittemore delivered the keynote speech at the grand opening of the Trinity Men's Shelter in Skowhegan. The shelter is the vision of Pastor Richard Berry of the Trinity Evangelical Free Church on McClellan St. in Skowhegan....

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine lawmakers are grappling with a call for deep cuts in the Maine Care program. Senate president Kevin Raye and House Minority Leader Emily Cain talk about that and more In The Arena with Pat Callaghan at the State House.

They also discuss the Forbes Magazi...

Dana Connors talks about how successful the 125th Legislature has been for the business climate....

Augusta, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Governor has stepped into a controversy over the sale of state-owned land in Thomaston, and so has Maine's Attorney General.

The land was bought from the state by the warden of the Maine State Prison --- but no one else had a chance to bid on it. The prope...

Senator Garrett Mason and Senator Brian Langley are featured speakers at the bill signing ceremony for LD 1553 -- An Act to Create a Charter School Program in Maine....

Senator Tom Saviello joined the Environmental Priorities Coalition's press conference to discuss legislation related to the environment in the 1st session of the 125th Legislature on June 20, 2011....

Governor Paul LePage signed LD 1 into law. Joining the Governor were Senate President Kevin Raye, House Speaker Robert Nutting, and the chairs of the Regulatory Fairness and Reform Committee -- Sen. Jon Courtney and Rep. Jon McKane -- along with other members of the committee....

Senate President Kevin Raye rose before the Senate to talk about LD 1376 - "An Act To Preserve the Integrity of the Voter Registration and Election Process."...

Maine Senate President Kevin L. Raye (R-Perry) gave an impassioned speech on the Senate Floor, Thursday, June 9, 2011 in support of the Maine Legislature, not a statewide referendum, giving a green light to the Cities of Calais and Biddeford to pursue gaming.

The bill under discussion was LD ...

Augusta - Senate Majority Leader Jonathan Courtney (R-York County) unveiled a replica of the famous "Welcome to Maine: The Way Life Should Be/Open for Business" sign in the Senate Majority Office today. Joined by Senate President Kevin Raye (R-Washington County), Sen. Debra Plowman (R-Penobscot Cou...

Senator Tom Saviello rose in the Senate on 6/7/2011 to talk about the enhancements to the Kids Safe Act -- LD 1129...

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine lawmakers are working at full throttle to finish up their work by the scheduled June 15th end of the session. Senate President Kevin Raye (R-Perry) and Sen. Barry Hobbins (D-Saco), the minority leader, go In The Arena with Pat Callaghan to talk about what's stil...

Senate President Kevin Raye, House Speaker Robert Nutting, Chairmen of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee -- Senator Rodney Whittemore and Represenative Wes Richardson, joined Gov. LePage as he signed LD 1333 into law....

It's a perennial idea that's come up again - whether Maine should shrink the size of the legislature. Would it save money and make the legislature more efficient? Or would it put rural areas at a disadvantage? Plus, UMaine is one step closer to developing a deep water ocean wind farm after testing t...

Senator Rodney Whittemore talks about the Republican Plan for affordable health insurance....

Senator Lois Snowe-Mello talks about the Republican Plan for affordable health insurance....

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AUGUSTA - The Taxation Committee yesterday approved major legislation that lowers Maine income taxes across the board and makes more than a dozen other changes to improve the state's tax environment. Income tax reductions would average $343 in 2013.

By a vote of 8-4-1, the committee approved most...

Senator Kevin Raye was a guest of Mary Mayo-Wescott on Maine View Business Magazine recently....

Adult Education Day at the Statehouse

It is an honor to be here today with the Maine Adult Education Association, students and teachers to celebrate Adult Education Day. I would like to thank Cathy Newell and Becky Morgan for the invitation to speak to you.

Adult Education is an inte...

Senator Kevin Raye welcomed business leaders to the Hall of Flags in the State House for "Business Day" on Tuesday, March 29, 2011....

On Thursday, 3/17/2011, Senator David Trahan joined Gov. Paul LePage, Senate President Kevin Raye, and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Chandler Woodcock to talk about the plan to restore Maine's white tail deer herd....

On Thursday, 3/17/2011, Senate President Kevin Raye joined Gov. Paul LePage, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Chandler Woodcock, and Senator David Trahan to talk about the plan to restore Maine's white tail deer herd....

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- One of the prime goals for the Governor and legislature is reforming and streamlining Maine's regulatory system. A special legislative committee is now getting into the details of how to actually do it....

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AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The next time you head to the polls you could be required to present a driver's license or photo id before you're allowed to vote.

Right now 27-states across the country require some kind of photo identification at polling places.

Over the years Maine has had ...

Recorded Monday, February 4, 2011 from 9:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 10 parts....

On Friday, February 11, 2011, the Governmental Oversight Committee of the Maine Legislature held a hearing for the public to comment on the report on the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) developed by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA).

The video is in 7 segme...

NOTE: Due to equipment problems, only 2 hours of the 3 hour hearing were video taped.

Recorded Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 6:00PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 3 parts....

Recorded Wednesday, February 9, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 6:00PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 3 parts....

Recorded Monday, February 7, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 4:00PM....

Recorded Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 6:00PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 3 parts....

Hosted and emceed by Hon. Mary Adams, Republicans gathered in the Hall of Flags in the Maine State Capitol on February 1, 2011 at noon to honor Ronald Wilson Reagan on the occasion of his 100th Birthday....

Recorded Monday, January 31, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 4:00PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 3 parts....

Recorded Wednesday, January 26, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 6:00PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 3 parts....

Recorded Monday, January 24, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 4:00PM.

This video camera angle is of the podium where testimony was being given. The video is in 3 parts....

This is a video clip of the news coverage of the Joint Select Committee on Regulatory Fairness and Reform public hearing held on January 24, 2011 at the Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

35 to 40 local business leaders and citizens participated in the hear...

While Wednesday was primarily about the swearing in of the new governor it also marks a shift in power not just from Democrats to Republicans but from the larger cities and towns to more rural parts of the state....

This video is MPBN's exclusive coverage of the Inauguration....

This video was recorded on December 1, 2010 in the Maine State Senate Chamber. It contains the opening ceremony portion of the opening session of the 125th Legislature. Events in this clip include the opening prayer, the singing of the National Anthem, the call of the roll, and the charge to notif...

In this video, 35 Senators-elect are sworn into the 125th Legislature as State Senators by The Honorable John E. Baldacci, Governor of the State of Maine. Recorded on December 1, 2010, this video also documents the nomination and second speeches for Hon. Kevin L. Raye as the 114th President of the ...

In this video, Hon. Kevin L. Raye is sworn in as President of the Maine State Senate by the Governor of Maine, Hon. John E. Baldacci. Recorded on December 1, 2010, this clip also includes Sen. Raye's address to the Senate and the people of Maine.

To follow is the text to Sen. Raye's Opening ...

In this video which was recorded on December 1, 2010 in the Maine Senate Chamber, Senate Majority Leader Jonathan T.E. Courtney delivers his opening remarks to the Senate and the people of Maine....