Below is a joint statement from House Republican Leaders Rep. Ken Fredette of Newport and Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester on the sudden and tragic loss of the Honorable Rep....

House GOP plan seeks to solve the problems in education not simply throw money at it Maine House Republicans have put forward a 2-year budget that is a reasonable compromise in...

Monday, Maine House Democrats voted against a pair of bills that would have better protected our law enforcement officers and first responder, opting instead to side with criminals. The following bills...

Plan would reduce top rate to 6.99 and drop corporate tax rate to 8.33% House Republicans laid out their budget report in the Appropriations Committee that not only eliminates the disastrous...

House Republicans renewed their call for a voluntary statewide teacher contract, insisting that the bill be part of the education reforms included in any budget proposal that House Republicans will support....

Wednesday, House Democrats argued in opposition to LD 250 “An Act To Increase the Penalty for Aggravated Sex Trafficking” sponsored by Rep. Trey Stewart of Presque Isle. This bill seeks to...

Senate President and House Republican Leader Say Budget Cannot Include Highest in the Nation Tax Bracket April 27, 2017 AUGUSTA – With the state budget deadline approaching, Maine Senate President Michael...

Maine now has the least amount of government workers and highest private sector workforce ever Maine’s unemployment rate continues to be headed in the right direction and Friday, the Maine Department...

Tuesday, flanked by members of the House Republican caucus, House GOP Leader Rep. Ken Fredette of Newport was pleased to announce he will be sponsoring the welfare Reform for Increased Security...

Speaker has failed to take action on blatant violation of the law Rep. Ryan Tipping (D) of Orono is in clear violation of the Maine ethics laws and as the law...