By Reps. Anne Graham and Alex Cornell du Houx http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/2011/05/23/opinion/commentaries/doc4dd6ac91b292f261626043.txt Friday, May 20, 2011 2:10 PM EDT As members of the Maine Legislature we hear every week from providers and patients who must deal each day with a confusing and inefficient health-care system. We know that many Maine families are struggling to pay for the [...]

By Emily Guerin The Forecaster AUGUSTA — A bill that would increase protection for consumers with prepaid contracts for heating oil was put on the back burner Tuesday by lawmakers. After a brief public hearing, the Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee resolved to put off discussion of LD 1536 until next January. [...]

AUGUSTA – A bill to increase consumer protections on prepaid oil purchases received strong support from oil companies who came to testify in favor of the measure during a public hearing on Monday.  Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, D-Brunswick, submitted the bill in response to the closure of Thibeault Energy, and the resulting loss to [...]

AUGUSTA – A bill to designate March 30 as Vietnam War Remembrance Day won initial approval in the Maine House of Representatives with votes on Wednesday and Thursday.  The House voted 146-3 in favor of the amended bill. As initially proposed the bill set aside a specific day for Vietnam Veterans and had received complaints [...]