The Maine State Chamber issued an Advocacy Alert this week with the following message:
Economic development programs for Maine businesses are at risk and we need your help! Please call or email members of the Appropriations Committee and legislative leaders and ask them to vote to support the Dirigo Business Incentive Program in L.D. 258, the Governor’s change package. Here’s why: Dirigo is important because it modernizes the PTDZ Program which is what legislators wanted. Dirigo is simple, it provides an income tax credit for workforce training and capital investment, two very important issues for Maine businesses. If the Legislature does not pass Dirigo, or does not vote to extend the Pine Tree Development Zone Program (PTDZ), PTDZ will end this December and the business community will have no incentive program at all. If Dirigo passes, businesses will have a choice – they can stay in the PTDZ or choose Dirigo. While Dirigo has received initial unanimous support from the Legislature’s IDEA committee, the Legislature still needs to fund it. That’s where the Appropriations Committee comes in and where we need your help! Please contact the following legislators and leadership and urge them to support Dirigo and the PTDZ program! |
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Appropriations Committee Sen. Peggy Rotundo, phone, 287-1515, Peggy.Rontundo@legislature.maine.gov Sen. Jill Duson, phone, 287-1515, Jill.Duson@legislature.maine.gov Sen. Richard Bennett, phone 592-3200, Richard.Bennett@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Melanie Sachs, phone 299-6825, Melanie.Sachs@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Jessica Fay, phone 415-4218, Jessica.Fay@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Benjamin Collings, phone 405-7865, Benjamin.Collings@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Ann Matlack, phone, 594-4831, Ann.Matlack@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Rebecca Millet, phone, 415-3770, Rebecca.Millet@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Drew Gattine, phone 409-3477, Drew.Gattine@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Sawin Millett, phone 592-5398, Sawin.Millet@legislature.maine.gov Rep. John Ducharme, Jack.Ducharme@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Mark Blier, phone 712-5705, Mark.Blier@legislature.maine.gov Rep. Nathan Carlow, phone 929-0895, Nathan.Carlow@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Leadership Senate Democrats ?phone 287-1515 Senate President Troy Jackson, 287-1500, Troy.Jackson@legislature.maine.gov Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli, 443-4660, Eloise.Vitelli@legislature.maine.gov Assistant Majority Leader, Mattie Daughtry, 370-9871 Mattie.Daughtry@legislature.maine.gov Senate Republicans phone 287-1505 Senate Republican Leader Trey Stewart, phone, 287-1505, Trey.Stewart@legislature.maine.gov Assistant Republican Leader, Lisa Keim, phone, 562-6023, Lisa.Keim@legislature.maine.gov
House Democrats phone 287-1430 Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross, phone, 200-1226, Rachel.TalbotRoss@legislature.maine.gov Majority Leader Maureen Terry, phone, 712-9735, Maureen.Terry@legislature.maine.gov Assistant Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier, 807-1637, Kristen.Cloutier@legislature.maine.gov House Republicans phone 287-1440 Minority Leader Bill Bob Faulkingham, phone 460-6967, William.Faulkingham@legislature.maine.gov Assistant Minority Leader Amy Arata, phone 333-1817, Amy.Arata@legislature.maine.gov |
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If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Linda Caprara, VP of Advocacy at the Maine State Chamber, at lcaprara@mainechamber.org. |