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- ↑ "'Gang of 11' lawmakers prepare to unveil tax reform, budget plan". 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Volk wins affordable housing honor". 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Senate overrides LePage veto on senior housing bonds". 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "LePage signs sex trafficking law, then state police bust 2 alleged trafficking rings". 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Pressure mounts on top Democrats to accept GOP lawmaker's human trafficking bill". 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Senator Amy Volk seeks to increase protections for underage sex trafficking victims".
- ↑ "Scarborough lawmaker's bill would make coerced labor a crime". 17 January 2018.
- ↑ "Senate passes bill to allow asylum seekers to receive General Assistance". 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "LePage disputes adjournment, claims he can still veto bills". 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Maine's highest court: LePage's vetoes came too late, so 65 laws stand". 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Both Volk and Senate opponent speak out on LePage". September 2016.
- ↑ "LePage urges employers to seek repeal of 'mud season' layoff benefits rule". 23 August 2018.
- ↑ Wight, Patty B. (June 14, 2013). "Maine House Gives First Nod to Workers' Comp Reforms". Maine Public Broadcasting Network . Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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