This week's radio address features Sen. Jeff Timberlake https://videopress.com/v/iDUd1unV?preloadContent=metadata Hello, I am Senate Republican Leader Jeff Timberlake. Just north of Augusta there is a trucking company with a sign out front that reads “Hiring Truck Drivers: $20 an hour plus $5,000 signing bonus.” This is a good example of the widespread impact the current labor … Continue reading Maine Must Address its Labor Shortage

https://videopress.com/v/Qo6wfFMj?preloadContent=metadata MP3 Audio Hello, I am Senate Republican Leader Jeff Timberlake. Hard as it may be to believe with all of the bad news we hear lately, Maine’s economy is stronger than you might think. Years of tremendous growth and prosperity before COVID arrived created a robust economy in Maine, and despite its best efforts, … Continue reading The State Budget is Stable, For Now, 3/12/21

Senator Jeff Timberlake on Taxing PPP Loans https://videopress.com/v/90KPFkB2?preloadContent=metadata Hello, I am Senate Republican Leader Jeff Timberlake Talk of the state budget dominated our week in Augusta as legislative committees began their meetings and the Appropriations Committee heard testimony about how much money state government may need in order to close out the current budget year … Continue reading Radio Address, 1/29/21