2005 Archive of Governor Baldacciâ•Žs Press
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Maine State Library Digital Maine Governor's Documents Governor 2005 2005 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Office of veGo rnor John E. Baldacci Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalmaine.com/ogvn_docs Recommended Citation Office of Governor John E. Baldacci, "2005 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases" (2005). Governor's Documents. 16. https://digitalmaine.com/ogvn_docs/16 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Governor at Digital Maine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Governor's Documents by an authorized administrator of Digital Maine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2005 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Compiled by the Maine State Library for the StateDocs Digital Archive with the goal of preserving public access and ensuring transparency in government. 2005 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Table of Contents Governor Directs State Flag to be Flown at Half-Staff .................................................................................. 7 DirigoChoice Coverage Celebrated by Maine Businesses ............................................................................. 8 Governor Introduces Budget ........................................................................................................................ 9 Governor’s Office Releases MaineCare Fact Book ...................................................................................... 11 Governor Introduces Primary Seat Belt Proposal ....................................................................................... 13 Governor Applauds Agreement to Aid Maine Students ............................................................................. 14 Governor Announces Native American Manufacturing Initiative .............................................................. 15 Governor Delivers State of the State Address ............................................................................................ 17 Governor Guarantees Heating Oil Deliveries .............................................................................................. 29 Governor Announces Community Development Block Grants .................................................................. 30 AmeriCorps*VISTA Sponsor Applications Now Being Accepted ................................................................. 32 DirigoChoice Enrollment Open for Individuals ........................................................................................... 33 Governor Unveils Bond Package ................................................................................................................. 34 Governor Requests Federal Assistance for January Storm ......................................................................... 37 Governor Requests Federal Assistance for February Storm ....................................................................... 40 Governor Remembers Georgette Berube ................................................................................................... 44 Governor Back to Work in State House ...................................................................................................... 45 Governor Directs Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff in Lewiston to Remember Georgette Berube ............... 46 Governor Baldacci Re-Injures Rib ............................................................................................................... 47 Governor Announces Community Development Block Grants .................................................................. 48 Governor Dispatches Rapid Response Team to Jay .................................................................................... 49 Governor Mourns Passing of Maine Guardsman Recently Returned from Iraq ......................................... 50 Governor Calls for Action Plan for MaineCare Claims Improvements ........................................................ 51 Governors Commit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard .................................................................................... 52 Governor Directs Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff ........................................................................................ 53 New England Governors Presented Report on Region's Energy Needs ..................................................... 54 Emergency Alert Notification System Unveiled .......................................................................................... 56 Governor Directs Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff in the Town of South Berwick to Remember Marine Corporal Neil Regonini ................................................................................................................................ 58 Governor Requests Federal Assistance for this Week's Storm ................................................................... 59 Page 1 2005 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Cancelled - "Tough Choices in Health Care" ............................................................................................... 63 Governor Welcomes Pentagon Official to Brunswick Naval Air Station ..................................................... 64 Governor Visits Portsmouth Naval Shipyard with Assistant Secretary of Defense .................................... 65 State Grants to Help Towns Improve Efficiencies ....................................................................................... 66 Governor Announces New England Patriots Return to Maine ................................................................... 69 Maine Joins ENERGY STAR Challenge ......................................................................................................... 70 Governor Directs Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff in the Towns of Lee, Lincoln and Carroll Plantation ...... 72 Governor Baldacci Thanks Thomas Welch .................................................................................................. 73 The Future of Maine's Forest Economy - Governor's Steering Committee to Issue Report ...................... 74 Governor Nominates Lloyd LaFountain as Banking Superintendent .......................................................... 75 Governor Directs Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff in the Town of South Berwick ....................................... 77 Governor Urges Action on Budget .............................................................................................................. 78 Governor Unveils Rural Economic Development Plan ................................................................................ 80 Governor Signs Civil Rights Bill .................................................................................................................... 82 Governor Signs Budget ............................................................................................................................... 83 Governor Mourns Passing of Clyde Hichborn ............................................................................................. 84 Governor Notes Retirement of Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Paul Rudman ................................ 85 On the Passing of His Holiness John Paul II ................................................................................................. 86 Flags at Half Staff to Remember Pope John Paul II ..................................................................................... 87 Governor Outlines Proposed Adjustments to Learning Results ................................................................. 88 Governor Says MaineCare Moving Forward ............................................................................................... 91 Governor Nominates Kurt Adams to Public Utilities Commission .............................................................. 93 Maine's Secretary of State Selected to Serve on Federal Negotiated Rulemaking Committee ................. 94 Governor Names Creative Economy Council Members ............................................................................. 96 Governor Announces New Office of Minority Health ................................................................................. 98 Governor Announces Additional Contracts with Cuba ............................................................................. 100 Governor Applauds Franklin DirigoChoice Incentive Program ................................................................. 101 Governor Nominates Members of the Board of Trustees for the University of Maine System ............... 102 Robert A. Kennedy Named President of the University of Maine, Orono ................................................ 103 Governor Nominates Warren M. Silver to Maine Supreme Judicial Court ............................................... 104 Governor Establishes Task Force to Review Higher Education in Kennebec Valley ................................. 105 Governor Nominates Joyce A. Wheeler to Maine Superior Court............................................................ 107 Page 2 2005 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Governor Celebrates Earth Day Eve .......................................................................................................... 108 Governor Nominates Christine Bruenn as Professional and Financial Regulation Commissioner ........... 109 Governor Requests Federal Assistance for Floods ................................................................................... 110 Governor Unveils Phase II of Tax