The Augustan

There's been a flurry of legislation in Augusta this week, so I'm simply linking with the info from the Maine Votes database. Here are the votes of Rep. Tim Driscoll (D-Westbrook) and Rep. Ann Peoples (D-Westbrook) in the Maine House of Representatives since Monday, March 31, 2008:

Monday, March 31
Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2267, An Act to Increase the Number of Concealed Firearms Permit Reciprocity Agreements that Maine May Enter into with Other Eligible States. The Maine House of Representatives passed the bill, 133-6 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Peoples supported LD 2232, An Act to Amend the Games of Cards Law. But Rep. Driscoll opposed LD 2232. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2232, 111-25 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2104, An Act to Provide for Fairness and Accuracy in Utility Rate Setting. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2104, 133-6 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll supported LD 885, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Study the Costs of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories. But Rep. Peoples opposed LD 885. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 885, 71-69 (vote breakdown). And Governor John Baldacci signed the bill into law on Wedesday, April 2, 2008.

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 1985, An Act to Meet the Emergency Needs of Maine Veterans. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 1985, 136-0 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 633, An Act to Improve Funding for the State Snowmobile Trail System. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 633, 112-25 (vote breakdown).

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2149, An Act to Lower Energy Costs and Increase Renewable Energy in Maine. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2149, 138-0 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2126, An Act to Minimize Carbon Dioxide Emissions from New Coal-powered Industrial and Electrical Generating Facilities in the State. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2126, 109-31 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 648, An Act to Maintain the Amount of State Land That Is Open for Hunting. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 648, 138-0 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2009, An Act Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 150: Control of Emissions from Outdoor Wood Boilers, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2009, 112-24 (vote breakdown).

Wednesday, April 2
Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2144, An Act Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2144, 79-60 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2073, An Act to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water Supplies. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2144, 137-0 (vote breakdown).

Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 1997, An Act to Fully Fund School Breakfast from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 1997, 118-19 (vote breakdown).

Friday, April 4
Rep. Driscoll and Rep. Peoples supported LD 2175, An to Ensure Support for a Model of Consolidated and Integrated Secondary and Postsecondary Education. The Maine House of Representatives passed LD 2175, 137-0 (vote breakdown).

- John C.L. Morgan