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	Hannibal Hamlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hamlin served in the Maine Legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and as Governor of Maine.
		Hamlin was born in the Paris Hill district of South Paris, Maine, in Oxford County.
		He died in Bangor, Maine, on July 4, 1891 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hannibal_Hamlin (832 words)

	Maine Legislature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine.
		It is a bicameral body composed of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate.
		The Legislature also has the power to propose constitutional amendments by a vote of two-thirds in each house; the proposal must be approved by a majority of voters in a referendum in order to be passed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maine_Legislature (297 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		MAINE, one of the New England states of the U.S., bordered on the N and E by the Canadian province of New Brunswick; on the S by the Gulf of Maine (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean); on the W by New Hampshire; and on the NW by QuÉbec Province.
		Maine petitioned Congress for admission to the Union in December 1819 and was admitted under the Missouri Compromise as the 23d state in 1820.
		Maine was first prominent in national affairs for its leadership in the temperance movement in the 1820s and its adoption of a prohibition law in 1851.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/maine.html (3522 words)

	More tasks await (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Maine Constitution requires the state to reimburse municipalities for 50 percent of the lost revenue, but that is viewed by some as inadequate.
		Also working its way through the Legislature is a bill that has been dubbed "Tina's Law" in honor of Tina Turcotte of Scarborough, who died last July after her car was crushed by a truck whose driver, Scott Hewitt, had multiple license suspensions.
		The Legislature has sidelined a bill that would impose mandatory prison sentences on convicted sex offenders whose victims are under 12 years old, but a revised version is in the works.
	morningsentinel.mainetoday.com /news/local/2647500.shtml (992 words)

	Fewer women serving in Maine Legislature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Maine's proud tradition of electing women to powerful posts dates back to Republican Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman in the country to serve in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
		Maine is now ranked 23rd in the country on the list of women legislators.
		While Maine has fewer women serving this year, Edmonds said the decline in the number of women in Maine was not as severe as in other states.
	morningsentinel.mainetoday.com /news/local/1301112.shtml (1251 words)

	Term Limits, the Standing Committees, and Institutional Response - Maine Policy Review - Margaret Chase Smith Center ...
		Maine was the fourteenth state to pass term limits for state legislators.
		Turnover in the legislature typically ranged from 23%-35% in the election cycles of the 1980s; this gave the Maine House the fifth highest turnover of the fifty state legislatures, while the Maine Senate was eighth (Benjamin and Malbin, 1992).
		He greatly strengthened the Maine Legislature relative to the executive branch, partly by assembling a group of committee chairpersons with vast experience and knowledge of state government.
	www.umaine.edu /mcsc/MPR/Vol11No1/TermLimits.htm (6112 words)

	Maine Audubon: working to conserve Maine's wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people in education, conservation, ...
		That position was further bolstered by the organization's active opposition to the proposed Dickey-Lincoln Dam in 1977 and by its establishment of the Maine Conservation Lobby in 1978 to fund raise and coordinate environmental advocacy efforts in Augusta.
		Among the most far reaching of Maine Audubon's new initiatives was the establishment of a "Forest Forum" in which representatives of the forest industry and the environmental community met regularly to discuss issues of concern and to develop a dialogue based on trust.
		Maine Audubon's aggressive advocacy efforts to block Great Northern Paper Company from building the "Big A" Dam on the West Branch of the Penobscot in 1984 and its support of closing the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant in 1987 were as controversial as any positions the organization had taken in the past.
	www.maineaudubon.org /about/history.shtml (7416 words)

	Maine School Choice
		The new law was a response to a 1980 decision by Maine Attorney General Joseph Brennan (himself a graduate of a private school) that tuition payments to religious schools were in violation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
		On November 26, 2002, the Maine Principals' Association, the organization that regulates high school interscholastic extracurricular activities, sent a memorandum to private schools stating that they would be ineligible to compete with other teams if they allowed homeschooled students to play on their teams.
		The Maine State Board of Education in May 2004 began the process of repealing Chapter 130 of the state code to eliminate “obsolete” home-school regulations including the requirement that parents seek “approval” from the state to homeschool.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Education/Schools/maine.cfm (2406 words)

	Maine Politics and Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The 122nd Maine Legislature is dealing extensively with policies that pertain to tax relief, which is a hot issue in Maine.
		While the Maine Legislature is not free from any partisan strife, especially on controversial issues such as Gay Marriage, they have not become ineffective because of partisan differences.
		The fact that Maine's legislature is a citizen legislature gives another reason why it is not a sick legislature; the fact that it is far from professionalized decreases its potential for sickness, as sickness is very related to highly professional legislatures.
	www.skidmore.edu /~v_polans/legislature.htm (581 words)

	Maine Legislature approves universal health insurance program
		Maine's move toward universal coverage is unusual in a year when most states are simply trying to maintain the coverage they have, said Donna Folkemer of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
		Maine also has a program called Maine Rx to use its buying power to force drug companies to offer bulk discounts on prescription drugs for the elderly, the working poor and others who have trouble paying for their medicine.
		Maine Rx was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.
	www.truthout.org /docs_03/printer_061503J.shtml (409 words)

	Maine Hospital Association, About the Maine Legislature
		The Legislative Council conducts routine business of the Legislature when the Legislature is not in session, but does not enact legislation.
		If he vetoes the bill, it is returned to the Legislature, where a 2/3 vote of the membership of both the House and the Senate is required to override.
		If the Legislature passes a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment, that resolution must be submitted at the next general election.
	www.themha.org /advocacy/about_legis.htm (1392 words)

	Number of women in Maine Legislature drops to lowest level in 20 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The highest-ranking woman in the new Legislature — Senate President Beth Edmonds, D-Cumberland — said she noticed the trend during a joint session of the House and Senate several weeks ago.
		That’s the smallest number of women to serve in Maine’s Legislature since 1986, when 44 women were elected.
		Pingree said she was disappointed by the number of women who were elected in to the state Legislature in November.
	www4.fosters.com /December_2004/12.24.04/news/me_1224c.asp (658 words)

	AIA Maine News May 2004, Volume 135 - Maine Legislature Enacts Building Code
		On behalf of AIA Maine, Steve Rich, AIA, addresses the Design and Construction Legislative Breakfast on the concerns of the profession and the Maine economy.
		Legislature’s 2004 “Special Session,” but work in Augusta is still running fast and furious, so this report is a work in progress.
		As it does, it is more and more obvious that the hope for Maine’s future, and the fix for the youth exodus out of the state, lives and dies with the health of our local and regional economies.
	www.aiamaine.org /news/May2004/Maine_Legislature.php (750 words)

	HSLDA \| Homeschool Bill Overwhelmingly Passes Maine Legislature
		By a vote of 31-0 in the Senate on May 6, and 121-2 in the House on May 7, the Maine legislature passed sweeping changes to Maine's homeschool law.
		It was so complicated that one member of the legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee declared it would take a "Harvard graduate" to figure it out.
		Truly God has brought this blessing of greater liberty to Maine homeschoolers, but we all owe a debt of gratitude to Senator Weston for her contribution.
	www.hslda.org /hs/state/me/200305090.asp (653 words)

	Guide to Maine's Legislature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Working for legislation to protect Maine's environment is an essential part of NRCM's mission for the people of Maine.
		NRCM follows each and every piece of proposed legislation that may affect Maine 's environment and the people who enjoy and rely upon it.
		We are there during the committee hearings and in the House and Senate chambers working to ensure protection for Maine 's environment.
	www.maineenvironment.org /guidetomelegislature.asp (289 words)

	State Watch \| Maine Legislature Approves Universal Health Plan - Kaisernetwork.org
		As expected, the Maine Legislature on June 13 approved the nation's first universal health plan, in an attempt to cover the state's 180,000 uninsured residents by 2009, the
		Under the program, Maine would contract with private insurance carriers and compete with existing plans to offer insurance to employees who work at least 20 hours per week.
		The plan would be paid for with new fees of up to 4% on insurers' gross revenues; more than $50 million in federal funds; premiums paid by participating employers and plan participants; and federal Medicaid funds.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=18289 (783 words)

	Maine Adjourns; Legislature Addresses Scoring, Privacy and Workers' Comp
		Maine joined a host of states enacting legislation that was based in part on the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) insurance scoring model act.
		The legislature defeated a bill (HB 491) that would have changed the state's privacy statute from opt-out to opt -in.
		The legislature carried over to the 2004 legislative session a bill (HB 1137) that establishes a standard statewide building code and a contractor's licensing mechanism.
	www.insurancejournal.com /news/national/2003/06/24/30120.htm (417 words)

	historic maine maine history
		Guess which Maine town it refers to!" This is a PDF file, and thus requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software for viewing.
		The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort".
		The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition." - Illustrated - From the Maine Historical Society - http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Features?t=fpandfeat=147
	www.archaeolink.com /historic_maine_maine_history.htm (1058 words)

	BatesNow \| 5/2/2005 \| Maine governor, Legislature honor Bates' 150th anniversary
		The state of Maine's pivotal role in the founding of Bates College 150 years ago made Monday afternoon's Statehouse celebration, featuring a "Bates College Day" proclamation by Maine Gov. John Baldacci and a legislative joint resolution sponsored by State Sen. Peggy Rotundo, D-Androscoggin, a proud event for both college and state.
		With 37 legislators joining Rotundo as co-sponsors of the joint resolution, the Maine Legislature, with its vote on April 28, honored the public-spirited efforts to found the College in 1855.
		Those efforts were led by Cheney, a former member of the Maine Legislature, who, in the words of today's resolution, "saw a great, unmet need in the State: to broaden the educational opportunities for young men and women through the founding of a new institution of higher learning...."
	www.bates.edu /x65379.xml (555 words)

	Miles Ranger - for the Maine Legislature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		School vacations were spent in Industry, Maine on Clearwater Pond with Grampa Dingley (A WWI Purple Heart recipient) and Grammie and Grampa Ranger.
		Grampa Ranger was a small businessman, who operated a backhoe and assisted in building many bridges in Western Maine.
		In 1983, Miles married a Fairfield, Maine native and began to raise a family of three children: Aimee and April (twins) (now attending college at Emerson College in Boston) and Sam, who is a Freshman at Lawrence High School.
	milesranger.com /about.shtml (604 words)

	Maine Legislature Kills Medical Marijuana Defense Bill - NORML
		The state legislature defeated a proposed measure to provide legal protections for seriously ill patients who use medical marijuana by more than two-to-one on May 16.
		The measure previously passed the Maine Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services with amendments on April 29 by a vote of 11-1.
		Sally Sutton of the Maine Civil Liberties Union, who lobbied in support of the legislation, expressed disappointment at the Legislature's sharp change in opinion.
	www.norml.org /index.cfm?Group_ID=3725 (286 words)

	Maine Legislature Approves Universal Health Insurance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- State lawmakers passed a bill that would provide 180,000 uninsured people access to medical coverage in one of the nation's most comprehensive health insurance plans.
		Under the plan, all Maine residents who cannot otherwise afford health care insurance would have access to low cost coverage by 2009.
		He said without federal help, "it falls to the states to pick up the pieces." Maine's move toward universal coverage is unusual in a year when most states are simply trying to maintain the coverage they have, said Donna Folkemer of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/929099/posts (1150 words)

	MAINE: Legislature considering outlawing smoking in bars
		If they do, Maine could be the fifth state to ban smoking in bars.
		Gov. Baldacci caters to the Somali's in Lewiston, Maine, but he sure wants to stick it to his own Mainers just because they smoke.
		I guess my point was that after 20 of dealing with the Delaware Legislature I have found that many of the D's are much more conservative and interested in property and individual rights than are the R's, at least in Delaware.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/903750/posts (4226 words)

	Maine Democrats Want State to Oppose War on Iraq
		WHEREAS, the State of Maine is suffering from a fiscal crisis such that its ability to stabilize the taxes of the people of the State is being threatened, and programs that benefit working people and the poor are being threatened by severe budget cuts; and
		RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States, and to each Member of the Maine Congressional Delegation and the Governor of the State of Maine.
		Strimling acknowledged he’s not a foreign policy expert or veteran, but he is concerned about how Maine is suffering from the bad economy, one that will be made worse by war.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0131-01.htm (1149 words)

	Maine legislature passes thermostat reclamation bill
		Apr 11, 2006 2:47 PM The Maine House of Representatives and Senate have approved a bill that would require manufacturers to establish the infrastructure necessary to collect and recycle unwanted thermostats, according to an Associated Press report.
		In January, Maine banned the sale of new mercury-based thermostats.
		It is hoped this new law, in conjunction with state-offered financial incentives, will prevent the estimated 5,600 pounds of mercury in use in current thermostats from winding up in landfills.
	wasteage.com /news/Maine_mercury_bill (160 words)

	Maine Legislature
		Towns in Each District - a list of the 151 Maine House Districts with the towns in each.
		Current List of House Members in Microsoft Excel format - an up-to-date list of the members of the House of Representatives with names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and other information in a downloadable Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
		For information concerning the Maine Wastewater Control Association, please contact Joan Kiszely at the Maine Municipal Association at the numbers listed below.
	www.mwwca.org /maine-legislature.htm (209 words)

	State Of Maine Dead Man Statute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		extinct within the State of Maine, and that these species are of...
		...included also the District of Maine and so remained until the present state of Maine was set...
		This statute was amended after the commission of the charged crime by...
	www.kvtc.net /state-of-maine-dead-man-statute.html (250 words)

	BatesNow \| 5/2/2005 \| Text of the joint resolution passed by the Maine Legislature
		Text of the Joint Resolution voted by the Maine Legislature, April 28, 2005, honoring the 150th anniversary of the founding of Bates College.
		WHEREAS, 150 years ago, education leaders in Maine, including Oren B.Cheney, a former member of the Maine Legislature, saw a great, unmetneed in the State: to broaden the educational opportunities for young men and women through the founding of a new institution of higher learning; and
		WHEREAS, citizens of 49 Maine towns, from Biddeford and Portland in the south to Corinna in the north, from Parsonsfield in the west to Brooks in the east, then petitioned the Maine Legislature, requesting that theLegislature incorporate and endow a "Literary Institution.
	www.bates.edu /x65383.xml (533 words)

	Maine Constitution, Statutes and Laws
		The publications of the Maine State Legislature are made available on the Internet as a public service and reliance on any such information is at the user’s own risk.
		The State of Maine, its agencies, officers and employees do not warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of any information on the Maine State Legislature’s web site and may not be held liable for any losses caused by any person’s reliance on the information available on this web site.
		Please note that the Office of the Revisor of Statutes does not provide legal advice regarding the interpretation of the laws of Maine, nor do we provide legal research.
	janus.state.me.us /legis/ros/meconlaw.htm (153 words)

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