http://seanflaherty.org State Representative - District 127, Scarborough Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:25:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Maine FastFile Filing your Maine Property Tax and Rent Refund application is easier than ever with Maine FastFile electronic filing. Use the internet to I-file your Maine Property Tax and Rent Refund application for free beginning August 2, 2010 for Property Tax assessed in 2009 or Rent paid during 2009. Check it ... http://seanflaherty.org/july30-e-file-your-property-tax-refund An announcement from the Scarborough Economic Development Corporation: Dear Scarborough business/organization/community member, In case you were not already aware, the Town of Scarborough's Ordinance Committee has had before it the past couple of months, an ordinance dealing with the sale of secondhand goods, the so-called Secondhand Dealers Ordinance. In an effort to ensure ... http://seanflaherty.org/july29-scarborough-considering-new-ordinance From the Maine Public Utilities Commission: New Electric Standard Offer Prices for Most Commercial and Industrial Customers Remain Stable Augusta, Maine—The Maine Public Utilities Commission today accepted bids for new standard offer energy supply prices for Maine medium and large class commercial and industrial customers. The participation of several bidders resulted in ... http://seanflaherty.org/july27-maine-energy-prices-remain-stable Maine Voices: Small businesses using clean energy From the July 12th Edition of the Portland Press Herald BRUNSWICK - Across the country, entrepreneurs and small business owners play a critical role in guiding our nation toward a new, clean energy future. It's their innovation and ideas that develop next-generation technologies, create new green ... http://seanflaherty.org/july12-small-businesses-using-clean-energy Statement from Sean Flaherty, State Representative, Endorsing Libby Mitchell For Governor: With the Democratic Primary just days away, I wanted to publicly support who I believe will be the best Governor for the difficult four years ahead in our State.  Maine needs an experienced visionary that can lead our State in ... http://seanflaherty.org/flaherty-endorses-mitchell Flaherty Meets with White House Officials, Young Leaders in Washington 200 young elected officials convened to discuss policy and leadership at the Washington, DC Conference SCARBOROUGH – Sean Flaherty, State Representative from Scarborough, met with White House officials, members of Congress, and other national leaders to share ideas along with more ... http://seanflaherty.org/may27-flaherty-meets-with-white-house Text of speech explaining Question 1 by House Majority Leader Piotti to the State Democratic Convention: I was reluctant to talk in this setting about Question 1, as it is a highly complicated piece of public policy; but I've been urged to do so, because there is so much misinformation ... http://seanflaherty.org/may25-vote-no-on-one-convention-speech Press release from the Maine State Buiilding Trades Council: Republican letter intentionally misleading From MPBN The Maine State Building and Construction Trades Council says a recent fund-raising letter sent by the Maine Republican Party to licensed trades people around the state is misleading and appears to be intentionally deceptive. The letter implies ... http://seanflaherty.org/may06-gop-sends-misleading-letter-on-question-1 Summary of New Laws Passed By The Maine Legislature In 2010 HEALTH AND SAFETY LD 1620 - An Act To Protect Health Care Consumers from Catastrophic Debt – First-in-the-nation legislation banning annual and lifetime caps on insurance policies, protecting those suffering from severe illness from also facing catastrophic debt often incurred ... http://seanflaherty.org/apr15-summary-of-new-laws-enacted-in-2010 Lean times mark 2010 session Relative civility during session BY GLENN ADAMS, Associated Press From the April 12th Edition of the Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA -- Despite painful budget cuts in an election year, Maine lawmakers kept partisan bickering to a minimum as they made headway on a number of fronts including health care and ... http://seanflaherty.org/apr12-lean-times-mark-2010-session