Campus Currents: John Baldacci
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Gov. Baldacci signs LD1020, An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom in May, 2009.
John Elias Baldacci has served as the Governor of Maine since 2003. The Democrat also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. On May 6, 2009, Governor Baldacci became the second Governor in the United States to sign a gay marriage bill into law, after M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, and the first to do so without a court order.
Articles about John Baldacci:
Monday, September 14th, 2009, 2:02 amBaldacci praises grad research program at UMaine
By Dylan Riley
Governor John Baldacci praised the work of the University of Maine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) — a program he helped create — during the program’s annual meeting Sept. 11. “GSBS is all that it could … Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:11 am
Gay marriage bill sponsor speaks at UM
By Dylan Riley
After hearing Mainers’ opinions on L.D. 1020 – the legislative bill that would re-define marriage to legally include gay couples – Sen. Dennis Damon came to the University of Maine April 23 to tell students why … Thursday, February 26th, 2009, 12:00 am
UM faculty present report on climate to Gov. Baldacci
By Aislinn Sarnacki
AUGUSTA – A dozen University of Maine faculty members presented the report, “Maine’s Climate Future: An Initial Assessment,” to Gov. John Baldacci at the Wednesday morning cabinet meeting at the governor’s home – the Blaine House in Augusta. Monday, February 2nd, 2009, 12:00 am
Baldacci asks for $52M for higher education
By William P. Davis
Gov. John Baldacci, in a letter to then President-elect Barack Obama, formally requested Maine be included in any stimulus package. “We appreciate what the governor is trying to do to help Maine through the stimulus package,” John Diamond of the University of Maine System Relations said. Thursday, January 22nd, 2009, 12:00 am
Governor Baldacci cuts higher education funding
By William P. Davis
Earlier this month, Gov. John Baldacci unveiled a budget proposal aimed at reducing the state’s revenue shortfall. The biennial budget, covering fiscal years 2010 and 2011, is $200 million less than the last biennial budget, and reduces spending for higher education by 2. Monday, December 8th, 2008, 12:00 am
Finance Authority of Maine reduces grant, worries more pain to come
By Dylan Riley
University of Maine students eligible for a Maine grant have lost $60 each for spring semester. The grant dropped to $540 per student because of Gov. John Baldacci’s state budget cuts announced in November. Students will likely see more financial aid decreases in the future. Thursday, November 20th, 2008, 12:00 am
Baldacci cuts UM budget by $5.3M
By Dylan Riley
The University of Maine System set a goal for in-state undergraduate tuition per campus to rise no more than 6 percent next year, which – if successful – will make tuition $251 per credit hour at UMaine, according to UMS Director of Budget and Financial Analysis Miriam White. Thursday, November 29th, 2007, 12:00 am
Governor requests climate change report from UMaine
By Meghan Hayward
Maine Gov. John Baldacci has asked for a Maine Climate Change Assessment from scientists at the University of Maine. Researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute will lead the study. “We are pleased to have this assignment from the Governor, and we feel that it’s very appropriate in our role as a land and sea grant campus,” George Jacobson of the Climate Change Institute said. Monday, February 5th, 2007, 12:00 am
Proposed funding increase for UMS ‘long overdue’
By Tony Reaves
Over the next week, Maine legislators will begin considering Governor John Baldacci’s proposed $14.4 million budget increase for the University of Maine System over the 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years. According to university officials, the extra money will help but it won’t be enough to make up for years of state underfunding.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006, 12:00 amGubernatorial candidates debate at UMaine
By Jesse Davis
Gubernatorial candidates met at the Maine Center for the Arts Wednesday night to debate in front of about 250 audience members. Republican Chandler Woodcock, Green Independent Pat LaMarche, Independent Barbara Merrill, Independent Phillip Morris NaPier and incumbent Democrat Gov.
