As a Lewiston resident and voter, I am so thankful that Peggy Rotundo is seeking her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives after her previous service in the Senate and as chair of the Lewiston School Committee. She brings a wealth of experience to the Legislature. This experience helps her to better understand […]
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E. Fair: Speaks for community services
During the past six years, Peggy Rotundo has represented Lewiston in the Maine House of Representatives. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, she has been a strong voice for local citizens and organizations, advocating for the most vulnerable community members — children and senior citizens. For young children and their families, she has supported […]
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P. Rotundo: Never forgets people’s concerns
I am writing in support of Nate Libby for the Maine Senate on Election Day. He is a highly respected and effective member of the Maine Legislature and voters need to keep him there to continue to fight for the people of Lewiston. Libby is an elected official we take great pride in. As a […]
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J. O’Brien: A voice for the children
Lewiston is fortunate to have a great advocate for children in the Maine House of Representatives. For years, through her work on the state’s budget-making committee, Rep. Peggy Rotundo has been not only a leader in education maters, she has effectively spoken out for those whose voice is barely heard. As a grandparent and aunt […]
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MaineCare ride program off to better start with new broker
LogistiCare scheduled roughly 40,000 rides to doctor’s offices, therapy and other MaineCare-related appointments around Maine in the last week of August. According to the state’s figures, it missed 40. “We’d like to get it down to zero missed trips, (but) it’s a much healthier number than we were a year ago,” Stefanie Nadeau, director of […]
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Emerge Maine honors lawmakers Hill and Rotundo as women of the year
PORTLAND — An organization dedicated to electing Democratic female candidates to public office has named state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, one of two Women of the Year for 2014. Emerge Maine named Rotundo, House chairwoman of the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee and the committee’s Senate chairwoman, Sen. Dawn Hill, D-Cape Neddick, its Women of the Year […]
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Rotundo to speak at MWN May meeting
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Chapter of the Maine Women’s Network invites members, guests and the general public to its meeting Wednesday, May 14. It will begin with lunch promptly at 11:30 a.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. The speaker will be Peggy Rotundo, who has represented Lewiston in the Maine Legislature for more than 13 […]
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Peggy Rotundo: Keeping our promise to Maine’s cities and towns
Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature recently came together to honor the state’s funding promise to local communities. This bipartisan work paid off: the measure which I sponsored to preserve state funding for towns and cities and prevent property tax hikes is now law. When this vital funding for communities appeared to be at risk, […]
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Local lawmakers offer mixed reaction to LePage speech
AUGUSTA — Depending on whom you asked Tuesday night, Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s third State of the State Address was either a divisive missive and the launch of a re-election campaign or a measured message meant to create a sense of urgency and unity. “He was trying to keep it addressed to the state of […]
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Municipalities, businesses clash over plan to restore revenue sharing
AUGUSTA — A plan to restore $40 million in state funding for municipalities already smarting from years of cuts elicited scorn Wednesday from several business groups and the state’s top finance officer. The proposal by leaders on the Appropriations Committee would pay for the municipal revenue sharing by ending several tax breaks for businesses and […]