The people of Maine spoke loud and clear in November when they passed Question 2, the ballot initiative to fully fund Maine schools by increasing taxes on those people making more than $200,000 per year. For the majority of people, the question and answer were equally clear: yes, we need more funding from the state […]
Jared Golden
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Jared Golden fires back at Paul LePage on ID cards for veterans
AUGUSTA — A Lewiston Democrat called out Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday for criticizing legislative inaction to help provide identification cards to veterans who need them to access federal health care facilities in New Hampshire. “For the last eight days, an emergency bill which would solve this very issue and passed unanimously in the Senate […]
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Jared Golden offers bill to help officers with post-traumatic stress
AUGUSTA (AP) — A police office diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could have an easier time accessing worker’s compensation under a Democrat’s bill. The bill would create a presumption that a first responder’s diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder came about from their job. The presumption would be taken as true unless proven otherwise. Assistant House […]
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State House passes Jared Golden's bill to help veterans get ID
AUGUSTA — Seeking to help about 500 Maine veterans who get their medical care at a military base, the House endorsed a measure Wednesday that would cover the cost of buying each of the patients a required identification card. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, said the veterans haven’t been able to use their Maine driver’s licenses […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston lawmakers to hold office hours on Saturday
LEWISTON — Lewiston’s state legislators will hold public office hours from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Couture Room at the Lewiston Public Library. Expected to attend are Sen. Nate Libby and Reps. Jared Golden, Heidi Brooks, James Handy and Roger Fuller. All are Democrats. The session will give residents a chance to […]
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Maine lawmakers get down to business, slowly
AUGUSTA — The opening session of the Legislature on Wednesday was more like a giant family reunion than any sort of serious governing. “Here we are again,” said state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn. Lawmakers chatted with old friends in the hallways, swapped stories with one another and, for the truly ambitious, searched out possible co-sponsors […]
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Lewiston-Auburn State House members get range of assignments
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers from Lewiston and Auburn received legislative committee assignments that will give them a say on everything from highway bridges to health insurance. Among them is a seat on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee for first-term Lewiston Democrat Roger Fuller, an assignment the city’s School Committee hoped someone would get. State […]
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They have served the community
I want to recognize the accomplishments of two of Lewiston’s own, who were recently elected to leadership roles in Augusta by their peers. Incoming Assistant Minority Leader Sen. Nate Libby, who I served with on the Lewiston City Council during some difficult years, has the proven track record and ability to work across aisles for […]
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Maine House 60: Jared Golden
Party affiliation: Democrat Clean Election candidate? No
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Bipartisanship still common in Maine
There is a lot of talk about partisanship and dysfunctional government these days. But behind the attention grabbing headlines, the Legislature has compromised and improved state government for the people of Maine. As a first-term lawmaker, I had the opportunity to see this up close with legislation to assist Maine veterans. We passed new laws […]