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2007 Legislative Document (House) 612 (To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Capital Improvements for the Maine Community College System)

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  • Introduced by Rep. Edward D. Finch on February 8, 2007, the funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $30,000,000, will be used for capital improvements to the Maine Community College System.
    • Referred to the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on February 8, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on April 3, 2007, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. The reported passed in the House (114 to 29) on April 3, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Passed in the House by voice vote on April 3, 2007.
  • Received in the Senate on April 4, 2007.
  • Failed in the Senate by voice vote on April 4, 2007, the senate/or house decided against further actions and the bill is dead.

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Introduced by Rep. Edward D. Finch on February 8, 2007. Passed in the House by voice vote on April 3, 2007. New Comment

1) Good Call [by zip100 on February 23, 2008]
It needed to be killed. Bond money is not magically floating somewhere waiting to be grabbed for our benefit. Bond money is a commitment to further debt. Haven't we had enough of that?
Bond = loan + interest rate = future debt. There are strings attached and I, for one, have had enough of them!
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