Governor John Baldacci

GAY MARRIAGE Maine is now the fifth state to approve marriage equality. After the state Legislature and Senate passed the gay marriage bill, Governor John Baldacci signed it into law today. "In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions," Baldacci said in a statement on his website. "I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage." New England seems to be the new home for marriage equality. Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont also allow same-sex marriage as does ... Read Full Story

Image from Wikipedia THE COMMON TOUCH FRESHMAN REP. JOHN BALDACCI TRIES TO MIND MAINE'S... Portland Press Herald - NewsBank - Jun 4, 1995 Excerpt: " Inside an elevator in the U.S. Capitol earlier this year, a tourist asked the man next to her to drop her off on the third floor. But the man pushing the button was no elevator operator. He was Rep. John Baldacci of Maine. ``Can you believe it?'' laughed Baldacci at the time. ``She thought I was running the elevator. I get no respect.''" MORE THAN HALF ALLEN, BALDACCI FUNDS COME FROM PACS Portland Press Herald - NewsBank - Feb ... Read Full Story

Image from Wikipedia THE COMMON TOUCH FRESHMAN REP. JOHN BALDACCI TRIES TO MIND MAINE'S... Portland Press Herald - NewsBank - Jun 4, 1995 Excerpt: " Inside an elevator in the U.S. Capitol earlier this year, a tourist asked the man next to her to drop her off on the third floor. But the man pushing the button was no elevator operator. He was Rep. John Baldacci of Maine. ``Can you believe it?'' laughed Baldacci at the time. ``She thought I was running the elevator. I get no respect.''" MORE THAN HALF ALLEN, BALDACCI FUNDS COME FROM PACS Portland Press Herald - NewsBank - Feb ... Read Full Story

Image from Wikipedia THE COMMON TOUCH FRESHMAN REP. JOHN BALDACCI TRIES TO MIND MAINE'S... Portland Press Herald - NewsBank - Jun 4, 1995 Excerpt: " Inside an elevator in the U.S. Capitol earlier this year, a tourist asked the man next to her to drop her off on the third floor. But the man pushing the button was no elevator operator. He was Rep. John Baldacci of Maine. ``Can you believe it?'' laughed Baldacci at the time. ``She thought I was running the elevator. I get no respect.''" MORE THAN HALF ALLEN, BALDACCI FUNDS COME FROM PACS Portland Press Herald - NewsBank - Feb ... Read Full Story

Image from Wikipedia See also: Dirigo doomed? Sen. Sullivan: 'I'm not carrying governor's water' - Village Soup (URL directly below) http://waldo.villagesoup.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=112615 and Dirigo – The Missing Piece - By Alex Hammer (2006) Gov. John Baldacci: Dirigo bill to help more Mainers get insurance - Bangor Daily News Excerpt: " In addition, the bill proposes to assess a 50 cent tax on tobacco products and to equalize tax treatment of all tobacco products. These combined revenue streams eliminate the unpredictability and the contentiousness of the savings offset payment and, importantly, provide funding for the individual market reforms, the continuation of DirigoChoice and the coverage of ... Read Full Story